Dispersed worldwide and sometimes operated remotely, these tools are intended to counter what the US peddles as a growing Chinese space-based threat.
Meadowlands Jammer (L3Harris)
Years behind schedule due to technical hiccups
Now in final training, live-fire drills, and mission rehearsals
Expected to go live this fiscal year
Remote Modular Terminal (Northstrat/CACI)
Developed by contractors Northstrat Inc. and CACI International Inc.
Placed overseas “in identified fielded locations, the exact number and locations of which will not be disclosed”
The tools will complement the already operational Counter Communications System jammer, a massive upgraded dish online since 2020.
The Space Force is launching a Space Electromagnetic Tactical Operations Center to coordinate jamming missions, using a surveillance system dubbed “Bounty Hunter.”
It will track attempts to jam US satellites and pinpoint the positions of adversary spacecraft.
China has repeatedly urged the US to stop making irresponsible accusations about the alleged threat to the US in space.
"China has always insisted on the peaceful use of outer space and opposed the weaponization of and arms race in space," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning stated at a briefing earlier this year.