Space Force confirms it has deployed space control weapons in orbit

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink gave no details on systems that could use kinetic, electromagnetic or cyber effects.

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Primary source: DefenseScoop

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The Pentagon has moved space warfare from doctrine to deployed capability, opening a new procurement and deterrence phase while keeping the hardware classified.

A sophisticated surveillance satellite with large solar panels orbits high above a partially illuminated Earth, set against the vast darkness of space.

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said on September 14th that the U.S. Space Force has deployed space control weapons in orbit, publicly moving an American military capability long shielded by classification into the Pentagon's stated arsenal.…

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