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Space Force chief says U.S. is facing a 'new era' of threats

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  • Gen. Chance Saltzman of the U.S. Space Force describes what he says is a new era of space activity.
  • "The threats that we face to our on-orbit capabilities from our strategic competitors [have] grown substantially," Saltzman said in a CNBC interview.
  • The message comes at a key moment as space rapidly commercializes and a heightened geopolitical backdrop increasingly sees threats extending beyond Earth.
I like this part of this report. 😮

Saltzman said the space-based tactics of adversaries like Russia and China run the gamut, from the communications jamming of the GPS constellation; to lasers and "dazzlers" that interfere with cameras on-orbit to prevent imagery collection; to anti-satellite missiles like the one Russia tested in late 2021.

"We're seeing satellites that actually can grab another satellite, grapple with it and pull it out of its operational orbit. These are all capabilities they're demonstrating on-orbit today, and so the mix of these weapons and the pace with which they've been developed are very concerning," he said.

Yup! Just a meteor over Kiev that other day. Move along! Nothing to see here! :mad: IMO
 
william said:
  • Gen. Chance Saltzman of the U.S. Space Force describes what he says is a new era of space activity.
  • "The threats that we face to our on-orbit capabilities from our strategic competitors [have] grown substantially," Saltzman said in a CNBC interview.
  • The message comes at a key moment as space rapidly commercializes and a heightened geopolitical backdrop increasingly sees threats extending beyond Earth.
I like this part of this report. 😮

Saltzman said the space-based tactics of adversaries like Russia and China run the gamut, from the communications jamming of the GPS constellation; to lasers and "dazzlers" that interfere with cameras on-orbit to prevent imagery collection; to anti-satellite missiles like the one Russia tested in late 2021.

"We're seeing satellites that actually can grab another satellite, grapple with it and pull it out of its operational orbit. These are all capabilities they're demonstrating on-orbit today, and so the mix of these weapons and the pace with which they've been developed are very concerning," he said.

Yup! Just a meteor over Kiev that other day. Move along! Nothing to see here! :mad: IMO
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Do you have a link to this interview?
 

China's push to hijack enemy satellites could be 'game over' for US, national security expert warns​


Hannah noted China's recent cyber-technology advancements have allowed them to not only disrupt U.S. satellites, but to "mimic" our frequencies.

"What we heard about it most recently in the leaks was this very advanced cyber capability that they have to not only disrupt our satellites and what they're able to see, but to actually have the same frequency and mimic our frequencies and actually communicate and take over our satellites," he said.

"We've known for a long time the Chinese have ground based anti-satellite missiles that they're working on. It's directed energy and lasers being used to blind our satellites. And it's satellites up in space that the Chinese are working on that would be able to actually attack our satellites in orbit around the Earth."

The former national security adviser concluded by issuing an urgent warning to the Biden administration.

"It's going to take a whole of society approach to figure out, because the Chinese… are a genuine peer competitor. And in some areas, particularly on the offensive side of the equation, they're exceeding us right now."
 
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