Forget tanks, fighter jets: US, Russia & China are preparing for battles beyond Earth, where destroying one satellite could disrupt an entire military network

Synopsis Space is now a contested military domain as nations develop capabilities to disrupt satellites. The United States, Russia, and China are enhancing their space-based military infrastructure. Modern warfare increasingly relies on interconnected sensors and autonomous weapons systems. Destructive anti-satellite tests create debris, posing risks to all spacecraft. The conflict in Ukraine demonstrated cyberattacks and electronic warfare’s impact on space assets. For centuries, armies have fought for the high ground because whoever could see farther and strike from above held a decisive advantage. That principle is now moving far beyond mountains, hills and aircraft — and into orbit. The next…