American general says China and Russia are daily attacking US satellites – Gazeta.Ru
01 December 2021, 14:52
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First Deputy Chief of the United States Space Force for Space Operations David Thompson said in an interview with the newspaper Washington Postthat Russia and China are allegedly “day in and day out” attacking American satellites with lasers, radio frequency interference and cyberattacks.
At the same time, as the author of the article notes, the general repeatedly refused to say whether the PRC or the Russian Federation had committed to the military satellite of the United States of America in order to inflict colossal harm on it. Thompson said that if such an attack happened, information about it would be classified.
“The Chinese are actually significantly ahead of [Россию]… They are deploying operational systems at incredible speed. “
In 2019, Thompson said, Russia allegedly installed a small satellite so close to a US “national security satellite” that the White House did not know if it was attacking or not. The Russian satellite then moved back some distance and allegedly tested the weapon by firing a small target and then firing a projectile at it.
“Absolutely that the Russians were sending us a signal in the dark,” Thompson said.
He also added that China is currently using a global satellite satellite system model, while “a couple hundred” Chinese intelligence, monitoring and targeting satellites have been launched into space to observe any part of the Earth.
“We are still the best in the world, of course, from the point of view. But they are catching up quickly. And if we don’t adapt, by the end of this decade we will have cause for concern, ”concluded David Thompson.
Previously reportedthat Russia will use 12 laser-optical complexes to control space.