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alan.campbell99 Hmm, what are the odds a few starlink sats get in the way of any beams, whoops? Reply
USAFRet alan.campbell99 said: Hmm, what are the odds a few starlink sats get in the way of any beams, whoops? Why would you think that might happen? The DoD and Space Force is a direct customer of the StarLink tech. https://www.spacex.com/starshieldhttps://spacenews.com/spacex-wins-2-29-billion-space-force-contract-for-military-data-network/ Reply
Michael Pun Starlink on balloon technology wouldn't get it. They would just fly on a conventional high altitude jet to use it. They have been using these energy beams called DEWs for a long time. Us peons just didn't know about it. Reply
usertests alan.campbell99 said: Hmm, what are the odds a few starlink sats get in the way of any beams, whoops? Gotta read the article. This is not a maser or something that will light drones on fire or fry satellites to a crisp. It's an advanced jammer with spoofing and other capabilities. To be clear, Meadowlands isn’t a laser, microwave, particle, or plasma weapon. Instead, its highly targeted electromagnetic warfare abilities rely on a muscular array of directional antennas and high‑power RF amplifiers. In addition to silence zones, typical EW tasks Meadowlands will be used for include interference with enemy satellite functions, and jamming uplink and/or downlink signals. More cunningly it can change or corrupt data packets, initiate feedback loops, and spoof enemy assets. It could be so precisely targeted that there would be effectively no chance of affecting Starlink on accident. Maybe Starlink satellites can operate for a bit (as in maintaining their orbit) while being jammed, and since they are in VLEO orbits, they are getting out of the way in a hurry, unlike geostationary satellites for example. Reply
call101010 why not just shoot them down ? why allow them to get closer anyways? Reply
USAFRet call101010 said: why not just shoot them down ? why allow them to get closer anyways? More cunningly it can change or corrupt data packets, initiate feedback loops, and spoof enemy assets. Reply
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