U.S. Space Force to Deploy Global Satellite-Jamming Systems Targeting Russia and China

The United States Space Force is set to introduce two advanced electronic warfare platforms—Meadowlands and Remote Sensing Propagation Terminals—designed to enhance the existing Counter Communications System. These systems will enable the temporary disruption of adversary satellites anywhere in orbit.

According to Pentagon documents cited by Bloomberg, the new capabilities will allow U.S. forces to “operate globally and neutralize enemy reconnaissance satellites during active conflicts.”

Meadowlands is a mobile, ground-based jammer capable of targeting satellites thousands of kilometers away. The Remote Sensing Propagation Terminals will provide real-time signal intelligence and precision targeting support. Both systems are funded in the 2026 defense budget and will undergo testing at military installations in Colorado and California.

The Pentagon describes the technology as purely defensive. However, analysts warn that deployable satellite-jamming tools could significantly escalate tensions in space, a domain increasingly viewed as a contested battlespace.

Russia and China have long accused the United States of militarizing orbit, particularly through the expansion of offensive space capabilities.

This development comes amid heightened strategic competition, with both Moscow and Beijing advancing their own counter-space systems, including anti-satellite weapons and electronic interference platforms.