UK Plans Space Based Radar System

First time accepted submitter peepster84 writes "The UK government is to kick-start an innovative project to fly radar satellites around the Earth, with an initial investment of £21m. NovaSar-S would have a number of viewing modes that could enable it to perform a wide range of roles, from flood monitoring and land cover management to disaster mapping and maritime enforcement — notably ship tracking and oil spill detection."

Space-based anti piracy tracking

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This may be the answer to the Somalia pirate problem - space-based tracking.

Now adding a moderately powerful laser, say 10KW or so...