Europe ramps up space war with Russia through ‘low orbit’ technology

With cyber warfare a growing threat across Europe, a fresh battlefront has opened in space. Last month a Russian Cosmos ‘inspector’ came within metres of a Finnish satellite sending military data to Ukrainian forces. Russia is now routinely interfering with observation satellites and navigation signals, looking for weaknesses in software and identifying where it can be penetrated. In response, billions of pounds are now being invested in defence mechanisms, as experts say Europe is waking up from its ‘space blindness’ amid the realisation that the US cannot be relied upon to protect the continent’s orbital infrastructure. Specialists warn that as…