Lieutenant Colonel Galen Thorp (left), commander of the U.S. Space Force’s 1st Space Operations Squadron, said that China’s capabilities acquired through space can be used to “directly target Taiwan.” (Extracted from the US Space Force website)
[Central News Agency]Senior officials of the U.S. Space Force stated in London recently that China has rapidly developed satellite and anti-satellite capabilities in recent years in an attempt to expand the scope of military power projection through space, including targeting warships and other targets of the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region, and directly attacking Taiwan. .
Lieutenant Colonel Galen Thorp, commander of the 1st Space Operations Squadron of the United States Space Force (USSF), said that China’s capabilities acquired through space can be used “to target Taiwan directly.” The weapons China can wield and the way it uses space mean that U.S. involvement in conflicts will be more challenging than ever.
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Stephen Whiting, commander of the US Space Command, said frankly that China’s space capabilities are developing at a breathtaking pace, including the development of a series of counter-space capabilities and weapons.
Counter-space operations include jamming Global Positioning System (GPS) signals and destroying satellites by detonating missiles in space or otherwise.
Whiting said China has been able to use space capabilities to improve the strike range, precision and lethality of its ground forces.
In addition, in the past six years, the number of Chinese intelligence search, surveillance and reconnaissance satellites orbiting the earth has tripled to 350. China is also rapidly building a “dual-use” space monitoring system, with a particular emphasis on monitoring sea surface dynamics.
Some senior leaders and commanders of the U.S. Space Force attended a space force and technology-related conference in London this week and delivered a speech at the U.S. Embassy in the UK.
British media reported that Lieutenant Colonel Travis Anderson, commander of the 75th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron of the U.S. Space Force, said that the new “spy satellite” allows China to observe the Indo-Pacific region wider and deeper than ever before and search for the United States and its allies. ships and improve targeting capabilities against enemy ground forces.
Another commander of the Space Force, Colonel Raj Agrawal, warned that China has clearly demonstrated its intention to project military power through space, and against targets located thousands of kilometers away and beyond the curve of the earth, China’s strike accuracy is worthy of all walks of life. Be alert.
In addition to improving its intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike capabilities, U.S. generals and commanders attending the event in London pointed out that China is using space to develop new missile technology to hit enemy targets more accurately from farther away. Missiles operating in space can fly longer distances by avoiding the effects of air resistance.
In addition, the United States has warned that the recently established “Information Support Force” of the Communist Army’s new branch may further strengthen China’s space capabilities and change the way networks, information, logistics and space operations operate.
Whiting pointed out that this will further increase the importance of space, information and network operations.
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