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ChineseAccording to an Air Force report, the People’s Liberation Army is building and deploying a range of space warfare vehicles, including anti-satellite missiles and cyberweapons, that will be used to control space and dominate Earth.

The report by the China Institute of Aeronautics and Space Studies, part of Air University, is also to blame. Chinese Especially from an anti-satellite missile test in 2007, as it emitted large amounts of space debris. The ASAT test destroyed a weather satellite and left behind more than 3,400 floating space debris that will threaten satellites and manned spacecraft for years.

“Chinesemilitary designated space as a battleground – described as ‘a new command height of war’ – Chinese “It must fight and conquer to win future wars,” he said. “People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officers and analysts claim that space is the ultimate high ground, and whoever controls space controls Earth.”

The PLA views military space systems for command and control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance as critical to conducting high-tech warfare.

“At the same time, Chinese military analysts view space as a critical vulnerability that could weaken the enemy if access is denied,” the report said.

The report alleges that the PLA plans to use outer space to project its forces away from its shores and defeat its enemies, including the United States, in a future conflict. Space combat arms, called counter-space weapons, include a wide variety of systems. The PLA began moving weapons from testing to distribution.

Weapons include ground-launched “kinetic killing devices” – precision-guided missiles that strike satellites at extremely high speeds. Other space weapons are orbiting robot killer satellites, directed energy weapons, electronic jammers, and cyber warfare capabilities.

Since the 2007 ASAT test, ChineseThe report noted that the space warfare program only became more capable through a series of trials.

“Taken together, China’s counterspace and counterspace-related activities likely represent the US military’s intention to undermine its traditional advantage by threatening satellites from the ground. [geosynchronous orbit]The report referred to the 23,000-mile orbit of strategic satellites.

US intelligence agencies announced Chinese “It has already deployed land-based ASAT missiles aimed at destroying satellites. [low Earth orbit] and ground-based ASAT lasers are likely intended to blind or damage sensitive space-based optical sensors on LEO satellites.”

Four years ago, cybersecurity firm Symantec announced that the attacks Chinese targeted a satellite communications operator and a satellite imagery and mapping organization. According to the report, since the 2007 ASAT test that destroyed an orbiting weather satellite, the PLA has conducted seven ASAT-related tests. The Chinese have modified their tests, often disguising them as missile defense launches, to reduce space debris.

Joint-orbit PLA space warfare activities include the deployment of eight small satellites from 2010 to 2018 that demonstrate their ability to intercept or capture orbiting satellites. Space war-related PLA cyberattacks include the 2012 electronic attack against NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which gave Chinese hackers full functional control over lab networks.

Three other space war-related cyberattacks in 2014, 2017 and 2018 targeted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Indian satellite communications and satellite controls at satellite operators, defense contractors and telecommunications companies.

An example of a PLA-directed energy attack is the 2006 ground-based laser targeting of an orbiting US remote sensing satellite.

“Chinese‘s role in making the space more congested, contentious and competitive is indicative of the long-term rivalry between the United States and the United States. Chinese, which Chinese It has become a global force, in part through the use of space,” the report says.

About space congestion, the report says, Chinese is an important resource. Although the 441 spacecraft represent less than 7% of the total satellites in orbit, Chinese It produced about 25% of all space debris, primarily from the 2007 test.

Navy: Intel legally ships in the South China Sea

A Navy spokesperson denounced Chinese state media saying Inside the Ring that a US Navy intelligence gathering vessel was operating legally and in international waters while on a mission in the disputed South China Sea.

7th Fleet spokesperson Navy Lt. “The USNS Mary Sears is a Pathfinder-class research vessel used to support oceanographic programs around the world, including conducting acoustic, biological, physical and geophysical surveys,” said Mark Langford. “Mary Sears conducts routine operations in accordance with international law.”

Lieutenant Langford did not say whether Chinese military or maritime security vessels had molested the research vessel in the same way they did several similar research vessels.

Incidents involving clashes between the PLA navy and intelligence gathering vessels included two incidents in 2009 and 2013 involving the USNS Impeccable. The ship was in international waters and was harassed by military and security vessels by Chinese ships. Naval research ship events in 2001, 2002, and 2009 included the USNS Bowditch and the USNS Victorious.

Such research vessels perform anti-submarine warfare intelligence gathering for the Navy, including from a major Chinese submarine base and an underwater cave near Hainan Island.

A source said the Chinese ships saluted Mary Sears during their search and tried to force the ship to leave what the Chinese claim to be territorial waters. Chinese state media accused Mary Sears of conducting anti-submarine warfare-related activities in the South China Sea since last month.

Mary Sears has been in the South China Sea since September 26. It conducted operations near Hainan Island from October 1 to October 4 before advancing towards the Vietnamese coast. On Sunday, the ship was near the disputed Spratly Islands. Chinese He established military bases on islets and reefs.

The South China Sea is shallow, making submarine operations difficult. The Seawolf-class attack submarine, the USS Connecticut, was recently damaged when it crashed into what the Navy said was an obscure object. No details about the object were disclosed, but speculations include a dump shipping container or an underwater drone.

Global Times, a new website affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party, reports that Mary Sears and Connecticut’s “In the South China Sea, Chinese“The presence of the United States on the doorstep is a threat not only to the Chinese navy in the event of a conflict, but also to normal civilian activities in peacetime.”

North Korean anti-ship ballistic missile?

Photos made public this week by North Korea show it to be a missile-like missile. ChineseThe DF-21D is a unique anti-ship ballistic missile capable of targeting moving ships at sea from long distances. The photos were published online during the “Self-Defense 2021” military exhibition in North Korean state media on Monday.

Military affairs analyst Rick Fisher said the show revealed that the missile looked similar. ChineseThe DF-21C and DF-21D missiles have a range of approximately 1,100 miles.

The DF-21C is classified as a medium range precision strike missile for use against ground targets. The DF-21D is known as the carrier-killing variant that requires extensive warhead precision, navigation and tracking to strike ships at sea.

“North Korea’s new maneuverable missile warhead bears a striking resemblance to the one in the United States. Chinese‘ The DF-21C precision strike missile and the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile,” said Mr. Fisher of the Center for International Evaluation and Strategy. “As it appears to be a solid rocket booster, this North Korean missile will be mobile and will likely hit South Korean and American targets. , perhaps even capable of precision strikes at sea.”

The North Koreans also showcased their own hypersonic missile version. ChineseDF-17 hypersonic gliding vehicle.

The DF-17 is designed to fly at more than five times the speed of sound and maneuver to its target at the edge of space. The missile is said to be resistant to advanced missile defense systems, making it a particularly powerful offensive weapon.

Mr Fisher said the hypersonic glide vehicle was launched from North Korea’s Hwasong-8 liquid-fueled missile, which was tested on September 28.

“This [hypersonic glide vehicle] shows a greater but profound resemblance Chinese‘s new DF-17 is also equipped with an HGV warhead,” said Mr. Fisher.

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