The ‘Space Laser’ Wars Have Begun—And America Wants to Be First to Develop the High-Powered Weapons
One of DARPA’s concerns is that Russia has allegedly developed a nuclear space-based, anti-satellite weapon that may be ...
Space Force wants six kinds of space weapons—including anti-satellite lasers
Saltzman said the Space Force categorizes adversarial space weapons in six categories—three that are space-based and three ...
Pentagon is closely monitoring Russia and China test military capabilities in space
US military officials believe Russia and China are aggressively testing new offensive space capabilities, pointing to a ...
It’s official: Space Force wants laser weapons.
Space Force is looking to expand its offensive capabilities with directed-energy lasers, jamming systems and more traditional ...
Putting Missile Interceptors In Space Critical To Defending U.S. Citizens: Space Force Boss
New space-based interceptors called for in President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative are all about ...
Space Force official warns China is practicing satellite "dogfighting" in space
The maneuvers, initially identified by commercial satellites, took place in 2024. They involved three Shiyan-24C experimental satellites and two Chinese experimental space objects, the Shijian-6 05A/B ...
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Could Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Lead to Nuclear Weapons in Space?
The development of a new missile defense system to cover the U.S. could lead to the nuclear weaponization of space.
China's Satellites Seen 'Dogfighting' in Space: US Space Force
A senior official warned the U.S. risks losing its edge in space as strategic adversaries continue making gains at "an eye-watering pace." ...
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Space Force leaning on industry for Golden Dome's space-based interceptor tech
The defense industry will play a major role in delivering space-based interceptors for President Trump's Golden Dome initiative, particularly for countering missiles as far from the homeland as ...
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The US Space Force needs a 'warfighting ethos' and increased funding to compete with China in space: report
Plumb pointed to China fielding ground-based counter-space weapons and Russia developing its own systems designed at "degrading and denying US space-based services." "Our competitors have watched ...