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Space Force has space control weapons on orbit, Air Force secretary reveals
Breaking Defense · 2026-09-14
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<p>Troy Meink didn't elaborate on what "weapons" the US deployed, but revealed new info on other space and unmanned Air Force programs.</p>
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<span class="post-single__byline-author">By <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/author/mmarrow/">Michael Marrow</a> <span> on September 14, 2026 11:59 am</span>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The US Space Force has launched “space control weapons” into orbit, according to Air Force Secretary Troy Meink, the first public<mark class="has-inline-color has-red-color"> </mark>acknowledgement from a US government official that America has deployed weapon systems to circle the earth.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Today, we continue to ensure we remain ready to meet the challenges of evolving threats wherever they exist,” Meink said in a keynote address at the Air and Space Forces Association conference here. “This is why the United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary action.”</p>
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</div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meink did not elaborate, and the Department of the Air Force declined to offer further detail.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong><em>RELATED: <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/laser-weapons-for-space-us-officials-see-threat-opportunity/">Laser weapons for space? US officials see threat, opportunity</a></em></strong></p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The secretary’s limited remarks are sure to raise eyebrows, as frank discussion of orbital weaponry generally<mark class="has-inline-color has-red-color"> </mark>was taboo for the US government for many years amid fears of sparking a global space arms race — even as the Pentagon <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2025/05/exclusive-us-loosens-some-rules-for-offensive-counterspace-ops-wargaming/">loosened policies</a> related to potentially offensive capabilities and began to <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2025/04/time-for-space-force-to-clearly-say-it-needs-weapons-in-space-spacecom-head/">speak openly</a> about their necessity. The US has also spearheaded efforts to promote responsible behavior in orbit, including a <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2022/09/exclusive-us-pushes-asat-missile-ban-as-un-norms-group-reconvenes/">ban on destructive anti-satellite testing</a> advanced during the Biden administration.</p>
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</div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Space control” has been <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/03/new-space-force-acquisition-portfolios-include-space-control-orbital-warfare/">defined</a> as defensive actions to protect US and friendly space forces and offensive actions to “negate” an adversary’s space capabilities. While Meink did not specify what types of weapons are on orbit, options in theory include both kinetic and non-kinetic systems. (Any weapons of mass destruction, however, would be expressly forbidden by the Outer Space Treaty.)</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In a subsequent roundtable with reporters, Meink bristled at suggestions that publicly discussing space weapons could embolden America’s adversaries.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Is there any question in the room by anybody about whether or not the Chinese and Russians have been developing these sorts of weapons?” Meink asked. Officials for over a decade have raised concerns that Moscow and Beijing are pursuing orbital weapons, the secretary said, emphasizing that “we are focused on making sure that we can protect ourselves and operate in that environment as we’ve done for decades.”</p>
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</div><p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meink said it’s important to discuss the existence of those kinds of weapons to establish deterrence, but by the same token, specific details like test events and capabilities “would actually not benefit that deterrence.” </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Officials during the Biden administration <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/new-details-emerge-of-russias-potential-nuclear-space-weapon/">alleged</a> Russia was interested in an orbital nuclear weapon to destroy satellites. China as well is pursuing space activities that have drawn concern from American officials, including allegations of <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2025/03/5-chinese-satellites-practiced-dogfighting-in-space-space-force-says/">orbital “dogfighting”</a> during proximity operations. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Space control assets aren’t the only weapons the Pentagon plans to launch into the heavens. Meink said today the Space Force has achieved “flight ready” hardware for<a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/space-based-interceptor-contractors-passed-first-golden-dome-milestone-guetlein/"> space-based interceptors</a> that can bat down adversary missiles from orbit, a centerpiece of the administration’s Golden Dome initiative.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Meink revealed additional space-based milestones as well. The secretary said that the first among many air-moving target indication satellites will be launched this month. The orbital birds will provide overhead global coverage to keep tabs on air-based adversary platforms, a mission bolstered by a <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/hegseth-says-e-7-wedgetail-has-a-future-reversing-planned-cancellation/">fleet of E-7 Wedgetail radar planes</a> and other assets like the Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Space Force plans to have an initial AMTI constellation working by 2028, following a <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/spacex-wins-4-16b-space-force-contract-to-detect-airborne-moving-targets/">multibillion-dollar award</a> in May to SpaceX.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Perhaps somewhat ironically, Meink noted that the quickening speed of space system development means that AMTI satellites will be ready before the E-7, whose contract was <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2023/03/boeing-awarded-1-2-billion-for-e-7a-wedgetail-production-deal/">awarded in 2023</a>. The radar and command-and-control plane is already in service with other countries, but in the US the Wedgetail program has been beset by <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2024/07/air-force-strikes-deal-with-boeing-for-e-7-wedgetail/">negotiation delays</a> and a previous, <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/03/following-congressional-rebuke-air-force-awards-e-7-contracts/">unsuccessful attempt</a> by the Trump administration to axe the effort altogether. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“The space systems are actually building faster than we can field the E-7,” Meink said during the roundtable. “That is a different world than what we used to live in, maybe a decade ago.”</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Elsewhere during his speech, Meink revealed new goals for the Air Force’s budding drone programs.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Air Force plans to replace the MQ-9A Reaper with a new unmanned platform officials call the Massed Modular Aircraft (MMA). After Air Force officials earlier this month <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/after-concerning-losses-air-force-pushes-to-replace-reaper-faster/">revealed plans</a> to accelerate the MMA program, Meink disclosed the service has set a goal of fielding 100 MMA drones by 2029, and 500 by 2032. When the MMA program was <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/07/diu-seeks-cheaper-drones-to-carry-out-reaper-missions/">launched</a> in July, officials originally set a target of getting just<mark class="has-inline-color has-red-color"> </mark>20 drones operational by fiscal 2031.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Air Force secretary also revealed some key new details about the service’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drone wingman program. After <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/06/air-force-cca-drone-wingman-anduril-general-atomics-selection/">picking Anduril and General Atomics</a> in June to lead production of the CCA program’s first round, Meink said the Air Force now expects 500 CCA drones will be in service by 2032. He<mark class="has-inline-color has-red-color"> </mark>did not specify how many of those drones might come from the CCA program’s first “increment,” or how many may be drawn from successive development rounds.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Air Force has also officially christened its first CCA drones, according to Meink. Anduril’s FQ-44A will keep its industry name “Fury” for Air Force purposes. While General Atomics <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/air-force-flight-tests-drone-wingman-carrying-inert-weapons-competitors-reveal-new-names/">internally refers</a> to its FQ-42A as the “Dark Merlin,” the Air Force, for its purposes, will call the drone “Vengeance.” </p>
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<div class="slideshow-overlay-image-caption">The firm Crystal Group specializes in "ruggedized" systems for military use, including these sturdy iterations for remote laptop use, on display at the Air, Space and Cyber conference on Sept. 14, 2026. (Breaking Defense)</div>
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