The U.S. military has officially acknowledged for the first time that it deployed on-orbit space control weapons designed to defend against hostile adversary actions in space. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink made the announcement, citing ongoing Russian and Chinese space weapons testing as the primary justification.
Background
The U.S. Space Force was established as the sixth branch of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2019, reflecting growing recognition of space as a critical military domain. Russia and China have long been under scrutiny for anti-satellite and other space weapon testing.
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- TechCrunch
- Published
- Sep 16, 2026 at 01:09 AM
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- 7.0 / 10