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Space Command Warns Adversaries Could Strike U.S. Space Assets

9/2/2026

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Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command chief, warned adversaries could target U.S. space assets early.
In June, a Chinese unmanned spaceplane released a satellite and looped it around another, LeoLabs reported.
The United States and Britain carried out a joint space operation against a suspected Chinese spy satellite.
U.S. Space Force announced an L3Harris earthbound electromagnetic weapon capable of disabling adversary satellites.

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Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command chief, warned adversaries could target U.S. space assets early.
In June, a Chinese unmanned spaceplane released a satellite and looped it around another, LeoLabs reported.
The United States and Britain carried out a joint space operation against a suspected Chinese spy satellite.
U.S. Space Force announced an L3Harris earthbound electromagnetic weapon capable of disabling adversary satellites.