US Space Force Generals Work to Counter China’s ‘Maneuverable’ Anti-Satellite Missiles

U.S. Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, testifies about the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget request during a Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 14, 2023. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

Protecting U.S. satellites will be one of the major challenges in space warfare, according to top U.S. generals.

The primary threats come from potential first strikes by China and Russia, both of which have advanced space capabilities, Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force, told attendees at an April 5 forum on space defense.