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" data-testid="prism-article-body"><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC ">Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday that the U.S. has weapons stationed in Earth’s orbit, the first public acknowledgment of a capability long assumed to exist after decades of debate over the weaponization of space.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">"Today, we continue to ensure we remain ready to meet the challenges of evolving threats wherever they exist. This is why the United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,” Meink said at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference, a stark warning to China and Russia.<!-- --> </p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><div><div class="InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW " data-testid="prism-inline-image"><figure class="kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO " data-testid="prism-figure"><div class="GpQCA lZur " style="padding-bottom:66.47376543209876%" data-testid="prism-ratio-frame"><div class="FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV "><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 414px)" srcSet="https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/0a757ef9-aa43-4c46-bed4-ad68008dba54/Troy-Meink-ap-gmh-260914_1789425523297_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/0a757ef9-aa43-4c46-bed4-ad68008dba54/Troy-Meink-ap-gmh-260914_1789425523297_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 415px)" srcSet="https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/0a757ef9-aa43-4c46-bed4-ad68008dba54/Troy-Meink-ap-gmh-260914_1789425523297_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/0a757ef9-aa43-4c46-bed4-ad68008dba54/Troy-Meink-ap-gmh-260914_1789425523297_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x"/><img alt="" class="hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" loading="lazy" src="https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/0a757ef9-aa43-4c46-bed4-ad68008dba54/Troy-Meink-ap-gmh-260914_1789425523297_hpMain.jpg"/></picture></div></div><figcaption><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink listens as President Donald Trump speaks during an event about the relocation of U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado to Alabama in the Oval Office, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington.</span></span></span></div><div class="qinlA IpWvx oqZz tylGM lyWxS nWcVF UhTug PPcLh YxlyB "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh ">Mark Schiefelbein/AP</span></div></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">"These capabilities can be employed for offensive and defensive purposes at the direction of combatant commands," a Space Force spokesperson told ABC News. "The U.S. has warned about Russian and Chinese weapons testing and operationalization since 2007. Due to their actions, it is no longer a question that space is a warfighting domain. Open communication strengthens deterrence, prevents adversary miscalculation, and normalizes space operations alongside the other services."</p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO GbsKS pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW AMhAA daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc ebfE nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY VvTxJ iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM hbvnu OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD iShaE ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV kRoBe oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><div class="XQpSH zzkIM UtCfs sXthe lyRMG " data-testid="prism-divider"></div><div><div class="liAe uMOq zYIfP pYgZk Mxrkk hsDdd lZur TPpRg NoUSU igcMP DtJWr QgBvn DFdlJ " data-testid="prism-card"><div class="QGHKv iVcn avodi rEPuv ICwhc ibBnq seFhp WtEci "><div class="jOnhj VZTD nkdHX mLASH UbGlr QdTDD agITg bpqt mHqho hsWBK oxlKP lJgFA Rnzzu Laoga tbaWd LCaAL sYXyQ lgVFM "><a class="pbxMg VXYVd cgQhr SreVq UCWTg yjKUh ujbQC FZFZV EoRHR " href="https://abcnews.com/US/artemis-ii-crew-receivecongressional-space-medal-honor-friday/story?id=136026865" tabindex="0"><div class="oQtGj FfGkL hfDkF ICQCm ">Related</div><div class="TOZgg OBbQX VwBPh ">Trump establishes US space academy as Artemis II crew receives Space Medal of Honor</div></a><div><a class="VZTD jIRH mLASH Cxsnp hyWKA BPJf CFZbp XICbf ndtbj xmxeG " href="https://abcnews.com/US/artemis-ii-crew-receivecongressional-space-medal-honor-friday/story?id=136026865"><div class="VZTD jIRH mLASH dpDOL cYfNW EnbxU iYmJ IwkEF "><svg aria-hidden="true" class="prism-Iconography prism-Iconography--arrows-rightArrow" focusable="false" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><path fill="currentColor" d="M15 1.6c-.9.9-.9 2.3 0 3.1l9.5 9.5H2.2c-1.2 0-2.2 1-2.2 2.2 0 1.2 1 2.2 2.2 2.2h22.3L15 28.1c-.9.9-.9 2.3 0 3.1.9.9 2.3.9 3.1 0L31.4 18c.9-.9.9-2.3 0-3.1L18.1 1.6c-.8-.9-2.2-.9-3.1 0z"></path></svg></div></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="XQpSH zzkIM UtCfs Ufjyt " data-testid="prism-divider"></div></div><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Earth’s orbit could become contested, national security experts and defense officials have long warned, with adversaries trying to disable or destroy satellites that provide troops with GPS, communications, intelligence and targeting data. Such attacks could also disrupt civilian communications and other systems critical to the global economy.</p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO GbsKS pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW AMhAA daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc ebfE nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY VvTxJ iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM hbvnu OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD iShaE ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV kRoBe oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><div><div><section class="MobileContentPromo Kiog iKqXF CHWlW ZgZTu FlDNH hQfuy DIVSO feniZ wBpop uAyYK yJYJo OGgqj tQHio PCVZs " data-testid="prism-collection"><header class="mLASH VZTD bhaVx "><div><h2 class="KuBvM RTkZF lFzlq GbVC HkWF exKgG kGyAC SwCrv ">Popular Reads</h2></div></header><div class="liAe uMOq zYIfP pYgZk Mxrkk VZTD lZur TPpRg NoUSU igcMP DtJWr QgBvn DFdlJ QGHKv VuOFc rRTs EwJTR UpiKB sKbok RsAxh msYPt zKjNI SXHxp OaElp halTF KzevM LFuuA xTOeQ jLoop " data-testid="prism-card"><a class="iVcn UbGlr ibBnq qdXbA avodi DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE QGHKv HNQqj ICwhc Bkgbl ZLXw kSqqG rEBmF sfsRN " 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They can also include satellites<!-- --> <!-- -->built to crash into others.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN ">A kinetic conflict in space could also create lasting hazards in orbit. 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This is why the United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action,” Meink said at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference, a stark warning to China and Russia. </p><p><inline1></p><p>\"These capabilities can be employed for offensive and defensive purposes at the direction of combatant commands,\" a Space Force spokesperson told ABC News. \"The U.S. has warned about Russian and Chinese weapons testing and operationalization since 2007. Due to their actions, it is no longer a question that space is a warfighting domain. Open communication strengthens deterrence, prevents adversary miscalculation, and normalizes space operations alongside the other services.\"</p><p><inline2></p><p>Earth’s orbit could become contested, national security experts and defense officials have long warned, with adversaries trying to disable or destroy satellites that provide troops with GPS, communications, intelligence and targeting data. 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