The US has confirmed for the first time it deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit.
US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink described the ‘on orbit’ weapon as necessary to safeguard American forces against hostile enemy action.
During comments at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference on Monday, he said Washington was ready for ‘evolving threats’, but did not elaborate on the weapon’s offensive capabilities or when it was put into orbit.
Senior military leaders have previously said they planned to enhance military capabilities in space, citing Russian and Chinese initiatives developing ways to attack and disrupt US satellites in a
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