Apr. 8 at 9:42 PM
$EOPSF $EOPSF The group’s annual “Global Counterspace Capabilities” report, widely used as a baseline open-source assessment, finds that interference with space systems now carries immediate military, economic and political consequences. At the same time, more countries are fielding technologies that can disrupt, degrade or disable satellites.
The report categorizes counterspace capabilities into five areas: direct-ascent weapons such as ground-launched missiles; co-orbital systems that maneuver near other satellites; electronic warfare tools including jamming and spoofing; directed-energy systems such as lasers; and cyber capabilities
The actual use of offensive counterspace capabilities could have long-lasting consequences for humanity,” the report warns!
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