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Top U.S. military officer says future battlefields will extend from seabed to cislunar space

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The U.S. military’s highest-ranking officer said modern conflict will span domains from the seabed to cislunar space, signaling a strategic view of the moon and its surrounding operating environment as part of future military competition. The remarks broaden the scope of battlefield planning beyond Earth’s immediate orbit.

Discovered 2026-09-16T14:05:54.069306-07:00 | 2026-09-16T14:05:54.069306-07:00

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  • The statement frames cislunar space—not only low Earth orbit—as a future area of military competition and operational planning.
  • Extending the battlefield from the seabed to the moon implies that defense strategies, capabilities and domain awareness will need to operate across increasingly connected environments.

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