Table 2.2. The United Kingdom: Key space systems and priorities
ISR = intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance; NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization; SSA = space situational awareness; SSBN = nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine.
a British Ministry of Defence (MOD), Strategic Defence Review—Making Britain Safer: Secure at Home, Strong Abroad (MOD: London, 2025), p. 117.
b British Ministry of Defence (MOD), UK Space Power, Joint Doctrine Publication 0-40 (MOD: London, Sep. 2022).
c While British nuclear command, control and communications are classified, some experts have underscored the importance of satellite communications for the UK. Gower, J., ‘UK nuclear command, control, and communications’, Nautilus Institute, 12 Sep. 2019.
d British Ministry of Defence (note a), p. 117.
e British Ministry of Defence (MOD), Defence Space Strategy: Operationalising the Space Domain (HM Stationery Office: London, Feb. 2022), p. 19.
f British Ministry of Defence (note b).
a British Ministry of Defence (MOD), Strategic Defence Review—Making Britain Safer: Secure at Home, Strong Abroad (MOD: London, 2025), p. 117.
b British Ministry of Defence (MOD), UK Space Power, Joint Doctrine Publication 0-40 (MOD: London, Sep. 2022).
c While British nuclear command, control and communications are classified, some experts have underscored the importance of satellite communications for the UK. Gower, J., ‘UK nuclear command, control, and communications’, Nautilus Institute, 12 Sep. 2019.
d British Ministry of Defence (note a), p. 117.
e British Ministry of Defence (MOD), Defence Space Strategy: Operationalising the Space Domain (HM Stationery Office: London, Feb. 2022), p. 19.
f British Ministry of Defence (note b).