Star Wars: Germany, UK say Russia and China are stalking their satellites

Germany and the United Kingdom have said their satellites are being stalked, jammed, and interfered with, posing new risks to military communication and navigation systems critical for defence and civil use. The countries sounded a fresh alarm over space security, warning that Russian and Chinese satellites are increasingly targeting Western assets in orbit. German defence minister Boris Pistorius told space industry leaders in Berlin in September that Moscow’s actions “pose a fundamental threat to us all.” The UK’s space command also said its satellites are being jammed and tracked “on a weekly basis.” Both countries raised concerns after identifying Russian satellites moving unusually close to two Intelsat spacecraft, which provide services to German and allied defence system