How China and Russia are vying to disrupt US military edge in outer space
counter-space weapon into the Low Earth Orbit by Russia last week has turned the spotlight on a race that is developing in outer space between different countries. War is not just fought on Earth but has now expanded to cyberspace and outer space. This was demonstrated by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine. A cyber-attack crippled the defense forces in Kyiv and other European capitals that were dependent on a communication satellite.
What is at stake?
Warfare has moved beyond ground forces, air forces and naval forces to include the cyber domains and space warfare.
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Satellites focusing on communication, earth observation and remote sensing satellites have been used in warfare and are presently being enhanced for better utilization. This helps in establishing secure communication between forces on the waterfront and the headquarters, monitors troop movement and also provides a platform for the launch of offensive weapons.
Counteroffensive capabilities
Countries with capabilities of counter-offensive capabilities are focusing on a few things to deter their rivals. They intend to disable communication satellites which cut off the abilities or stop internet services of a country. This is what happened before Russia attacked Ukraine. Its cyber attack on a modem of a communication satellite disabled Ukraine’s abilities and even went further as stalling wind turbines in Germany.
There are two elements in this offensive ability: one is non-kinetic such as
