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Reuters: US and China Arm for Space Warfare With Hunter Satellites and Orbital Weapons
Both nations are testing maneuverable satellites and spaceplanes as officials warn that crowded orbit is becoming a battlefield for future conflicts.
- The United States and China are rapidly militarizing Earth's orbit by deploying maneuverable 'hunter' satellites and space-based weapons designed to interfere with or destroy targets.
- China's official military newspaper, PLA Daily, framed space control as essential for national security in 2022, while U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations General Chance Saltzman warned Chinese capabilities are 'substantial' and rapidly advancing.
- In June, an unmanned Chinese spaceplane released a satellite that performed proximity loops around another craft, according to space-tracking firm LeoLabs; Chinese satellites have demonstrated synchronized 'dogfighting' maneuvers.
- During a joint operation last September, U.S. forces directed a military satellite to swoop near a U.K. satellite; Andrew Turner, a retired British air force officer, called it 'almost certainly a strategic signal to China.'
- U.S. Space Command head General Stephen Whiting argues the military must adopt an active warfighting posture, deploying ground-based electromagnetic weapons from L3Harris Technologies to strike hostile assets if deterrence fails.
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