“Space Dogfight”: U.S. & UK Conduct First Joint Maneuver as Chinese Spy Satellite Passes 83 km Below

For some time, there has been lingering concern that China and Russia might be pulling ahead of the US in dedicated offensive space-warfare capabilities across both kinetic systems, such as direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles (DA-ASAT) and co-orbital interceptors, and non-kinetic tools, such as jamming, directed energy weapons, laser-dazzling, and cyber operations. This is particularly concerning because … Continue reading “Space Dogfight”: U.S. & UK Conduct First Joint Maneuver as Chinese Spy Satellite Passes 83 km Below