The United States has acknowledged for the first time that the Space Force has deployed weapons in orbit, marking a major shift in Washington's public discussion of military capabilities beyond Earth and raising concerns about a new era of competition in space.
U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink revealed Monday that the United States possesses "on-orbit space control weapons" during remarks at the Air and Space Cyber Conference. There, he outlined plans to modernize the Air Force and Space Force amid growing threats from adversaries, artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons.
