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<\/div>Playing Offense<\/h2>
The U.S. Space Force<\/a> recently acquired its first offensive weaponry: a device capable of blocking satellite communications, temporarily rendering orbiting satellites useless.<\/p> The technology behind these Counter Communications Systems, as they’re called, has already existed for years, Interesting Engineering <\/a><\/em>reports<\/a>, but the devices were only delivered to the military last month<\/a>. With them, the U.S. can now disable enemy satellites from the ground.<\/p> While these weapons are new for the U.S. military, they had already been deployed elsewhere. For instance, Popular Mechanics <\/a><\/em>reports<\/a> that Russia’s military has had similar weapons in place since 2019.<\/p> And while the technical details of how the jammers work are kept under wraps, PopMech<\/em> reports that there have been at least 13 similar systems up and running around the world back in 2017.<\/p> While the Counter Communication Systems don’t actually damage the satellites they target, they pose a major threat to military and other communication networks that rely on satellites to relay messages.<\/p> That means soldiers could be cut off from communication networks while they’re on a mission. And in a far more drastic scenario, missile alert systems could suddenly be disabled, leaving whatever nation got jammed vulnerable to a devastating attack.<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>U.S. Space Force’s First Offensive Weapon Is a Satellite Jammer<\/a> [Interesting Engineering<\/em>]<\/p> More on the Space Force:<\/strong> The US Space Force Is About to Finally Leave the Planet<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Space Force Unveils Its First Weapon, a Satellite Jammer<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read more: Playing Offense The U.S. Space Force recently acquired its first offensive weaponry: a device capable of blocking satellite communications, temporarily rendering orbiting satellites useless. Continue reading Arms Race<\/h2>
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