Meink: Space Force has deployed space control weapons to orbit
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The Space Force has deployed weapons into space.
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink announced Monday that the Space Force has deployed weapons into space in order to combat adversary threats.
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The announcement is the first time a Pentagon official has publicly confirmed the existence of U.S. space‑based weapons.
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However, the Space Force’s warfighting framework notes that the service is interested in both kinetic and non‑kinetic offensive weapons.
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Orbital strike includes actions that “destroy, disrupt or degrade adversary space platforms in the space domain” either through kinetic or non‑kinetic effects, according to the Space Force’s framework.
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Space link interdiction operations are solely performed using non‑kinetic means, employing electromagnetic or cyber attacks to prevent adversaries from using their own space‑based systems against the Pentagon and its allies.
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The Space Force could also deploy a number of defensive systems to protect its on‑orbit assets through escort operations, counterattacks and suppression of adversary counterspace targeting.
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Meink did not provide any additional details as to what type of space control weapons are on orbit, nor did he say how many.
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