US Space Force Holds War Game to Test Satellite Network Under Attack

US Space Force Holds War Game to Test Satellite Network Under Attack
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks speaks with Space Training and Readiness Command Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Todd Moore during a recent trip to Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., on Dec. 13, 2021. DoD/U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase
Reuters
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PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.—The United States is testing satellite resiliency to threats from China and Russia miles above the earth’s surface, just weeks after Russia shot down an aging communications satellite.

The computer-aided simulations included potential shooting down of U.S. missile-tracking satellites, satellite jamming, and other electronic warfare “effects” that are possible tactics in space warfare. Actual satellites are not used.