The Secretary of the Air Force said on Sept. 14 that the United States has weapons deployed in space.
“Today, we continue to ensure we remain ready to meet the challenges of evolving threats wherever they exist,” Secretary Troy Meink said at the Air & Space Forces Association’s annual conference in National Harbor, Maryland. “This is why the United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary actions.”
Meink’s comment came during his keynote address, titled “Advancing Combat Power in Air and Space.” However, no further details on the state or nature of those weapons were discussed at that time. …