The US Space Force's first offensive weapon is a satellite jamming system against hostile forces

by Airman 1st Class Andrew Bertain

It has been revealed that the 'US Space Force', which was launched in December 2019, is equipped with a system that interferes with the functions of hostile satellites as the first offensive weapon.

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The U.S. Space Force was officially launched in December 2019 with the aim of 'maintaining superiority in space .'

Deployed is a weapon made by L3 Harris Technologies , a jamming system that can block the communication capability of the target satellite. First of all, 16 units have been delivered, and in addition to plans for further expansion, development of a new system called 'Meadowland' with enhanced capacity is also underway.

According to a January 2020 report by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, Russia and China are building a satellite network to monitor the United States, and the Space Force's jamming system seems to counter this. .

Space Commander Steven Brogan commented to Bloomberg that 'what we do as a space force is not aggressive in nature.'

Some military officials object to making the space a battlefield, especially to destroy targets and increase space debris, and Colonel Brogan said that the jamming system would generate space debris. Explain that there is no.