35+ states pledge no destructive ASAT tests; US fields satellite jammers; Russia's nuclear-ASAT concern persists
The US Space Force, established December 2019, is the youngest US military branch, protecting GPS, missile warning, and orbital infrastructure against Chinese and Russian counterspace threats.
full dossier ›FY26 adds $1.2B for R&D; reconciliation pours $7.2B into space sensors and $5.6B into interceptors
Anti-satellite weapons, fielded by the US, China, Russia, and India, can destroy or disable the orbital infrastructure that modern militaries and economies depend on.
The US Golden Dome's orbital layer, combining space-based sensors and interceptors to detect and destroy ballistic and hypersonic missiles before they reach US territory.
The US space-and-radar network that detects missile launches within seconds, giving leaders 25 minutes or less to decide how to respond to a nuclear attack.
How counterspace weapons, warning constellations and space-based interceptors are turning low Earth orbit into the newest contested military domain.
Hegseth says a directed-energy system autonomously detected and killed multiple drone and cruise-missile threats in the program's inaugural live test
12 firms hold $3.2B in SBI work; a new $4.16B contract and Northrop-Apex push a 2028 integration target
Space Force picks 12 firms for space-based interceptors as estimates swing from $175B to $3.6T