The U.S. military is close to fielding two new remote‑controlled jammers that can temporarily disrupt Chinese and Russian intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellites, bringing the Pentagon’s active counter‑space toolkit to three distinct capabilities, according to new Space Force data.
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Two new remote‑controlled jammers, nearing fielding, raise the Pentagon to three counter‑space capabilities and provide a measurable capability to temporarily jam Chinese and Russian ISR satellites, expanding options to deny adversary space‑based intelligence; see the broader shift to a contested warfighting domain (https://hype.aero/?story=41189100-e779-42d8-ac86-6723c6c0d4c2).
The systems align with evolving operational concepts that emphasize realistic, on‑orbit threat simulation, complementing proposals for a persistent on‑orbit "opposition force" to train and exercise against adversary space assets (https://hype.aero/?story=8599e9ef-c6bd-4bde-a772-d43e2c2a170b).
Fielding these effects comes as the Space Force adapts acquisition and operational models — including moves toward a government‑owned, commercially‑operated approach — to accelerate delivery and increase resilience of space capabilities (https://hype.aero/?story=b9d82a5e-14cd-459f-9eb1-7bfa1aed59c1).
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