Weapon on Ask Sendai https://asksendai.com/tags/weapon/ Recent content in Weapon on Ask Sendai Hugo en-us Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:39:50 +0000 US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons https://asksendai.com/post/2026/39/15/us-confirm/ Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:39:50 +0000 https://asksendai.com/post/2026/39/15/us-confirm/ <figure><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/acf1/live/aa52dd30-b1aa-11f1-8b77-cd7827f05bee.jpg.webp" alt="US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons"> </figure> <p> US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said the "on orbit" weapon was necessary to safeguard US forces against hostile enemy action.Speaking at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference on Monday, Meink said the US was ready for "evolving threats", but did not elaborate on the weapon's capabilities or when it was put into orbit. Senior military leaders have previously said they planned to boost military capabilities in space, citing Russian and Chinese programmes developing ways to attack and disrupt US satellites in a future conflict. </p>