How might the United States Space Force employ emerging Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) and Directed Energy (DEW) technologies to detect, manipulate, and control the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS), and utilize Directed Energy Weapons to deter, disrupt, or destroy adversary capabilities, thereby safeguarding United States assets and ensuring space superiority?
As demonstrated by the war in Ukraine, Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) and Directed Energy (DE) attacks are inherently a force multiplier in modern warfare. The ability to detect, manipulate, and control the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) is critical to ensuring the US can disrupt, degrade, deny, or destroy adversary assets – and protect our own – across all domains. As our adversaries increase their space capabilities, it is vital that the U.S. Space Force outpaces the threat to maintain space superiority.
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