The US is adopting new systems to counter satellites.

The U.S. Space Force is expanding its space warfare capabilities with a ground-based system designed to detect, interdict, disrupt, and degrade enemy satellites without physically destroying them. Developed by L3Harris, the Meadowlands system features dual-polarized, multi-band satellite communications antennas integrated with low-noise amplifiers, high-power amplifiers, and a photonic antenna array.

The highly mobile system is mounted on a trailer, allowing it to be transported both by road and aboard transport aircraft such as the C-130 Hercules. The system targets targets by emitting electromagnetic energy to create "reversible effects," disabling enemy satellites through radio frequency interference without causing physical damage. As a result of this targeted interference, the satellite targeted by the system loses the ability to receive commands, process telemetry, or manage the data links necessary for operations.

The U.S. Space Force Combat Command officially commissioned Meadowlands in early June of this year and plans to deploy 32 systems of this type in the near future, significantly upgrading its electronic warfare arsenal. Funding for this purpose has already been allocated at nearly $460 million.

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[Ivanhoe]

The West is intensified in preparation for a new global war, based on high technology - AI, robots of all kinds and C4I in a single information space. Enemies of the world (Russia, China, North Korea..)
, but are you ready yet?

[knn54]

A good target for drones and anti-radar missiles.

[poquello]

Quote: knn54

A good target for drones and anti-radar missiles.

Our guys have been using this near the LBS for about a year now, it jams the satellites completely, but it's a very noticeable thing.

[Scientist_]

And our supreme leader hasn’t even started yet.

[belovvladimir]

Well, it's clear as day that the US is preparing for a big bada-boom against Mother Russia. Europe is now helping the Ukrainians by draining our resources, and then the American mattress-loving thugs and the small-minded will join in. And these populist statements about there being no money for the Ukrainians are a sign of a weakening of attention, our attention!

[alexboguslavski]

If you want peace, prepare for war. (Not about us. )

China announced the creation of an electronic warfare system capable of countering Starlink satellites.

Chinese scientists have developed a high-power microwave system that they claim can be used to jam satellite constellations in low Earth orbit, including Starlink, according to a study by the National University of Defense Technology of China.

⚡️ According to the publication, the new installation is capable of generating pulsed power of up to 100 gigawatts. The researchers note that even power of around one gigawatt could potentially cause serious interference or damage to satellite equipment.

"If these high-power microwave systems were used for anti-satellite purposes, they could pose a threat to expensive satellite networks like Starlink at a very low cost,"
- says the study.

[esoteric]

Most likely, we're talking about counteraction from Chinese Starlink analogues, and possibly Russian ones. And of course, any other ones—history is always unpredictable.

[faterdom]

Any small "pinpoint" fight against satellites can very easily degenerate into a complete wipeout of all (!) satellite constellations of all states, including aliens.
And then we calculate who will lose what.
I think the US has more to lose here than anyone else.

[Fan-fan]

The US has a lot of money, so they won't lose. The losers are mostly the poor and the dysfunctional.