Britain to launch military satellites as China and Russia test hypersonic missiles – News GB Report


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Britain’s top defence firm BAE Systems plans to launch a quartet of satellites into orbit featuring a suite of sensors designed to scour the skies for threats. The move comes amid a flurry of tests by Russia and China of hypersonic missiles, which travel more than five times the speed of sound. BAE is expanding its push into satellite engineering after buying In-Space Missions, which gave it the ability to design, build, launch and operate satellites. The Azalea group of satellites will collect visual, radar and radio data to “boost the UK’s ability to understand the threats and hazards in,...