Space weapons are now real

General Douglas Schiess, chief of space operations for the US Space Force, publicly confirmed that the Pentagon has deployed active space-based weapons platforms capable of defending against space-enabled attacks.

“today, Guardians operate on-orbit weapons that can defend the joint force against space-enabled attacks”

Space is now a battlefield

Schiess declared that space functions as both a battlefield and the backbone of the joint military force, marking a significant shift in how the Pentagon views orbital operations.

“Space is both a battlefield and the backbone of our joint force”

Weapon details remain classified

Schiess provided no specifics about the weapons, but described an operator using electromagnetic warfare and signal jamming capabilities, suggesting non-physical platforms like signal jammers or microwave emitters.

“She locked onto the target, optimized her weapon system and waged electromagnetic warfare against a determined adversary”

Massive budget request follows

The Space Force is requesting over $71 billion in additional funding for 2027, on top of the over $100 billion already allocated, representing the largest one-year budget increase for any US military branch since 1952.

From fiction to reality

Space-based warfare, imagined in science fiction since an 1898 novel, has become operational military doctrine with confirmed weapons systems now deployed in orbit.