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Space Force Deploys First Mobile Electromagnetic Beam Weapon to Disable Enemy Satellites
The U.S. Space Force has received its first 'Meadowlands' high-powered electromagnetic beam weapon for operational use. The mobile system is designed to detect, deny, disrupt, and degrade hostile space assets. Plans call for deploying 32 such units to counter satellite threats.
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This marks a significant escalation in space-based electronic warfare, but the system's real-world effectiveness against sophisticated adversaries remains unproven.
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Space Force gets first mobile high-powered electromagnetic beam weapon to cripple enemy satellites — plans to deploy 32 ‘Meadowlands’ units to detect, deny, disrupt, and degrade hostile space assets →
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