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US Military Confirms On-Orbit Space Control Weapons for First Time
Key Takeaways
- Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary action.
- The disclosure, made at the Air and Space Forces Association's Air, Space & Cyber Conference, is the first public confirmation of deployed US orbital weapons.
- Meink declined to describe the weapons, say when they were deployed, or confirm whether they have been tested.
- Pentagon officials have grown more open about space warfare in recent years, discussing orbital combat, satellite defensive countermeasures, and a ground-based anti-satellite weapon.
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DT Editorial Team··via arstechnica.com