The U.S. Space Force’s top civilian and military leaders, including Air Force Secretary Troy Meink (left) and Chief of Space Operations Gen. Douglass Schiess, were united in acknowledging space-based weapons at a recent trade conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
Credit: Air & Space Forces Association photos
The U.S. has moved from hinting at its ability to fight in space to acknowledging that it has weapons in orbit, a shift that senior military leaders say is intended to make deterrence more explicit as China and Russia expand their counterspace capabilities. “Today, we continue to ensure we remain...
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