Pentagon has more space weapons technology in mind than just a single, satellite-shooting missile. But trying to pin down how much the Defense Department is spending on space combat research.
Pentagon’s 2009 budget, highlighting research that could lead to arms in space. $520 million dollars was in 2010 year’s budget.The real number is likely several multiples of that.
They include a giant laser, to help spot targets in orbit (and to improve space imaging, in the meantime); micro satellites, that could disable another country’s orbiters (or repair our own); a series of jammers, to block enemy satellite signals; and missile interceptors, based in space.
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