War In Space? China And Russia Pose Real Threat

PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – New frontier of war. Space has become a war-fighting domain, an assessment that calls for doctrinal changes and the ability to intervene there more quickly, space force leaders from several NATO countries said.

“The rule-based international order in space is nearly over,” said a division head with responsibility for space at the German Ministry of Defense.

“We have to accept that space is a tested domain, is a war-fighting domain, is becoming a war-fighting domain.”

The language is a step up from more diplomatic assessments at the summit last year, when military space leaders discussed growing threats to in-orbit assets, without going as far as describing space as a potential war zone or battlefield.

More than 200 anti-satellite weapons now circle Earth in different orbits, a “shocking number of capabilities” to threaten allied space capabilities.

Current satellite tracking ‘too slow’ for modern threats. Top Space Force general delivered a stark warning: America’s ability to track threats in space is dangerously outdated for an era where adversaries can launch surprise attacks on U.S. satellites.

Space Force aims to enable routine integration of space domain awareness (SDA) data from commercial operators into day-to-day military operations — not just at Space Command, but across all the Combatant Commands.

Space Force is standing up several new mission-focused acquisition units as it pushes to speed delivery of satellites, launch services and other space systems needed to counter China and Russia.

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense stories ending the week from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.

Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEFING – the PDB:    

NATIONAL SECURITY

Defense policy “contradictions.” With the release of the National Defense Strategy weeks away, analysts from a leading DC-based think tank said the document should shed light on what, so far, they say has been an incoherent foreign policy strategy by this second Trump administration.

U.S. and U.K. leaders formally sign an expansive technology partnership as part Trump’s state visit with U.K. leadership.

HOMELAND SECURITY

In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder, at least eight service members have been suspended from their jobs or investigated over comments made on social media about his killing.

Does it, really? Data shows more U.S. extremist violence is right-wing than left-wing. After the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, Trump claimed that radical leftist groups foment political violence in the U.S., and “they should be put in jail.”

DEFENSE POLITICS

Lawmakers are scrambling to ensure troops, including members of the Coast Guard, continue to receive paychecks if congressional gridlock leads to a government shutdown on Oct. 1.

Pentagon has about 440 organizations, 61,000 uniformed and civilian personnel, and more than 9,500 contractors working in cyberspace operations, but there may be room to pare down that sprawling $14.5 billion enterprise, the Government Accountability Office says.

US POWER OVERSEAS

U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy conducted bilateral training in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific through the South China Sea.

Marine Corps is rehearsing island defense with its two newest missile systems alongside Japanese soldiers on Ishigaki Island, sending “a clear message to any attempt to undermine regional security.”

Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) concluded joint aviation training with the Army and Marine Corps, boosting interoperability and readiness in the Indo-Pacific region.  America served as a floating airfield for rotary-wing aircraft from the Army’s 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and a Marine Corps’ Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron.

UNITAS 2025 officially kicked off Sept. 15. UNITAS, Latin for unity, united, or oneness, is the longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise in the world. The U.S-led force will operate across Latin America.

10-day exercise CENTCOM says identifies ‘best in breed’ tech. U.S. and Saudi forces recently led the Middle East’s largest live-fire military exercise aimed at thwarting deadly aerial drone attacks by adversaries such as Iran and its proxies.

CHINA THREAT

Taiwan has officially rolled out a new anti-ballistic missile system called Strong Bow, now in production. The system features a two-stage interceptor and the first active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar domestically produced on the island.

RUSSIA THREAT

Ukraine expects there will be around $3.5 billion by next month in a fund to buy weapons from the U.S. to help sustain it in its fight against Russia’s invasion.

Poland investigating whether an AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) fired at a drone, went off course and damaged a home.

Latvian man is in custody amid accusations that he shared details about military installations and NATO troop presence in his home country with Russia.

MIDDLE EAST THREATS

Israel has completed a series of key tests on its Iron Beam laser air defense system, a “final milestone” before full deployment later this year.

Arab leaders deliver tough talk but not much action on Israel during Qatar’s ‘Organization of Islamic Cooperation’ summit in the wake of Israel’s strike last week on a meeting of Hamas leaders in the city.

As Gulf Arab states grow wary of U.S. security guarantees, Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a formal mutual defense pact that significantly strengthens a decades-long security partnership amid heightened regional tensions.

NORTH KOREA THREAT

‘Raw Deal.’ Russia and North Korea have a lopsided deal, with Moscow reaping far greater support for its war in Ukraine than the benefits received by Pyongyang.

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Venezuela starts days of military and ‘electronic warfare’ drills on its Caribbean island of La Orchila after U.S. strikes on cartel drug boats.

UK must rearm – fast. The government’s Defense Industrial Strategy, published earlier, promises to make defense an engine for growth. But it doesn’t address the real issues. Britain’s armed forces are perilously weak.

Japan plans to modify one of its destroyers to be Tomahawk cruise missile capable by March 31, 2026, and may conduct operational firing tests the following year in the U.S.

Spain recently launched the first of its new F110 class frigates, also known as the Bonifaz class. The warship combines high-end anti-submarine warfare functions with anti-air warfare abilities Its distinctive tall mast, mounts elements of a sophisticated radar system.

Keir Starmer will reportedly recognize a Palestinian state over the weekend after Trump concludes his state visit to the UK.

US MILITARY

Returning the Air Force to its expeditionary roots. If the U.S. goes to war tomorrow the service will operate in a world where the assumptions that shaped it for more than 30 years no longer hold.

Fresh off its biggest test yet of an autonomous cargo plane, the Air Force is going bolder: deploying and operating another such aircraft for an entire year.

Army now allowing commanders to repair and re-employ pieces of small 3D-printed equipment, instead of waiting for permission from the service’s higher ups.

Opinion. Don’t make a submarine-launched cruise missile a priority. U.S.’s substantial modernization of its nuclear capabilities, includes a new nuclear-armed cruise missile for its submarines, known as “SLCM-N,” or sea-launched cruise missile–nuclear.

END of PDB

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