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China space capabilities

Working from ‘Clean Sheet,’ China Building Up Space Power at ‘Incredible Rate,’ USSF Leaders Say

Oct. 25, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
China is building up its space capabilities at an “incredible rate”—and it has done so by embracing needed principles the U.S. has historically been slow to adopt, top Space Force officials said. Speaking at the Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Security Forum, both Vice Chief of Space ...

China and Russia Space Fleets Grow by 70 Percent in Two Years, DIA Report Says

April 12, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
China and Russia have dramatically boosted their presence in space in the past several years, increasing security concerns for the U.S. now and in the future, according to a new report from the Defense Intelligence Agency. In particular, the “Challenges to Security in Space” report ...

‘Boxed Into a Corner,’ Russia Could Be a Counterspace Wild Card

March 24, 2022 | By Amanda Miller
China’s space infrastructure has made it more of a military match for the U.S. than Russia, in terms of space, but Russia presents more of an “unknown,” especially as it’s “boxed into a corner” in its invasion of Ukraine, said a top Space Force intelligence ...

Russian ASAT Test Emphasizes Urgency of AFRL Quest for Defensive Satellite Tech

Nov. 17, 2021 | By Shaun Waterman
The Russian test of an anti-satellite weapon this week highlighted the vulnerability of orbital assets on which the U.S. military increasingly relies, and it dramatically demonstrated why a new U.S. Space Force research and development program is focused on defensive technologies, according to experts and military ...

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