www.zerohedge.com
BY TYLER DURDEN
Authored by Lawrence Wilson via The Epoch Times,
Russia is using space weapons in the Ukraine war by jamming GPS signals from American GPS satellites used by Ukraineâs armed forces, according to a leading general in the U.S. Space Force..
However, Russia has stopped short of attempting to destroy space hardware, in part because its space capabilities are not fully developed and could not sustain a conflict with a major power, one expert believes.
Russia has Earth-based lasers capable of attacking satellites, electronic jamming equipment, and anti-satellite missiles, according to Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force.
âThey have shown no qualms about testing these systems,â Saltzman told attendees at an April 5 forum on space defense conducted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.
âAnd they have every intention of using counter-space weapons in conflict, as we see in the war in Ukraine. Weâve seen cyberattacks against satellite internet providers as well as persistent SATCOM and GPS jamming.â
Russia has targeted the Navstar GPS system, which is operated by the Space Force and made available to a number of other countries.
