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#counterspace — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. #China is developing #groundbased #laserweapons using barium gallium selenide (#BGSe) crystals to target #satellites. This advancement, coupled with China’s investment in operational infrastructure, aims to weaken #US #spacedominance and enable scalable, deniable #counterspace tactics. asiatimes.com/2025/07/crystal- #China #Tech #ChinaTech #Technews

  2. Another article on this -
    "U.S. Space Force and Space Command officials have said that both Russia and China are ramping up their counterspace efforts, developing and testing new weapons like lasers to dazzle satellites, the “nesting dolls,” and a “grappling” satellite that can grab and tow other satellites out of their orbit."

    A few of these on-orbit threats have been observed in recent years. #space #counterspace #DOD #military
    airandspaceforces.com/russia-c

  3. No-paywall archive link.
    WaPo: U.S. says Russia likely put ‘counterspace weapon’ in orbit to attack satellites

    "Moscow launched a satellite into low Earth orbit last week that was 'likely a counterspace weapon presumably capable of attacking other satellites in low Earth orbit.' Russia deployed this new counter-space weapon into the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite”
    #space #counterspace #DOD #military archive.is/PRCkI

  4. New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats in Orbit -- Citing rapid advances by China and Russia, the United States is building an extensive capacity to fight battles in #space #counterspace #DOD #military
    nytimes.com/2024/05/17/us/poli

    No paywall archive version: archive.ph/Gx784