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US Space Force

The latest news and top stories on US Space Force. A US-based military service branch, the US Space Force is dedicated to securing national interests in, from and to space. Its main areas of focus include organising, training and equipping space forces, conducting space operations and protecting US and allied interests in the space domain.

PLA Daily warned the US and other countries were rapidly building up their presence in space. Photo: TNS

SpaceX

China’s military mouthpiece cites SpaceX role in warning of satellite arms race

Official newspaper cites Elon Musk’s firm as an example of how the US is rapidly speeding up the military use of low-orbit satellites.

15 Jun 2026 - 8:05PMvideocam

US-China relations

Trump’s Golden Dome targets China’s ‘hypersonic weapons, cruise missiles’

28 Apr 2026 - 7:54AMvideocam

US-China relations

US warns of China’s ‘invasion rehearsals’ as Trump seeks record military budget

16 Apr 2026 - 8:07AMvideocam

Science

Can China commercial satellite’s ‘octopus tentacle’ pass low-orbit refuel test?

Hukeda-2, with its flexible robotic arm designed to smoothly dock with target spacecraft, was launched on Monday, state media said.

20 Mar 2026 - 9:23AMvideocam

Hukeda-2 is China’s first commercial test satellite equipped with a flexible robotic arm, according to the state-owned Science and Technology Daily. Photo: Handout

US-China relations

US must be able to ‘turn around and punch’ as China boosts satellites: general

Head of US Space Force Combat Forces Command also highlights spaceplanes as area of increasing competition with China.

27 Feb 2026 - 6:44PMvideocam

China's military weapons

Everything we know about China’s mysterious, futuristic Nantianmen Project

Is it a storytelling vehicle for imaginative military hardware, blending science fiction with reality, or is it a glimpse of the future?

17 Feb 2026 - 10:00PMvideocam

US-China relations

Why China is being told to integrate commercial space tech with military systems

Appeal comes as strategic rivals such as the US are increasingly eyeing military uses for tech developed by private firms such as SpaceX.

17 Feb 2026 - 8:03AM

National University of Defence Technology researchers have called for a “military-civil collaborative” satellite application system to boost the resilience and flexibility of China’s space architecture. Photo: Xinhua

Science

China sends fourth ‘Shenlong’ reusable spacecraft mission into orbit

Programme for ‘peaceful use of outer space’ launched in 2020 is seen as potential rival to US Space Force’s X-37B.

7 Feb 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Science

Chinese satellite forces 4,400 of its Starlink rivals into lower altitude: study

Researchers in China said the SpaceX decision was ‘directly triggered’ by a close call between two satellites in December.

28 Jan 2026 - 12:09AM

Science

SpaceX will move 4,400 satellites to a lower orbit after China cited safety risk

Starlink’s Michael Nicolls declares ‘significant reconfiguration’ to be coordinated with regulators, other operators and US Space Command.

2 Jan 2026 - 8:00PMvideocam

Starlink says taking its satellites to a lower orbit this year will allow a more than 80 per cent cut to ballistic decay time. Photo: TNS

US-China relations

From reusable rockets to deep-sea dives: how China closes tech gap on the West

China sees outer space and the polar regions as ‘strategic new frontiers’ vital to its future security – and is investing accordingly.

12 Nov 2025 - 11:35AMvideocam

US-China relations

US Space Force to use 3 weapons to jam Chinese satellites via remote control

The Meadowlands and Remote Sensing Terminals will be joining the US military’s Counter Communications System jammer.

5 Nov 2025 - 1:35AM

Science

China deploys prototype of missile defence system with planet-wide coverage

Team says its leap in data processing technology was crucial in design of ‘distributed early warning detection big data platform’.

30 Sep 2025 - 11:29AMvideocam

Science

China’s satellite spies on US spycraft in a ‘tit-for-tat’ orbital stand-off

Pictures mark first time Chinese operator has made public such dynamic space-based imagery in move analysts call strategic tit-for-tat.

17 Sep 2025 - 12:44AMvideocam

An image of WorldView Legion 2, a satellite operated by US-based Maxar Intelligence. Credit: Handout

China's space programme

Explainer | China is making rapid space tech gains. Here’s how the military could use them

From satellite navigation to spy probes, anti-sat weapons and reusable space planes, Chinese technology is advancing at a fast pace.

8 Jul 2025 - 2:00AMvideocam

Satellites destined for the Qianfan, or Thousand Sails, constellation blast off on a Long March 6 rocket from a launch site in central China in January. Photo: Xinhua

US Space Force

China’s military mouthpiece cites SpaceX role in warning of satellite arms race

Official newspaper cites Elon Musk’s firm as an example of how the US is rapidly speeding up the military use of low-orbit satellites.

Trump’s Golden Dome targets China’s ‘hypersonic weapons, cruise missiles’

US warns of China’s ‘invasion rehearsals’ as Trump seeks record military budget

Can China commercial satellite’s ‘octopus tentacle’ pass low-orbit refuel test?

Hukeda-2, with its flexible robotic arm designed to smoothly dock with target spacecraft, was launched on Monday, state media said.

US must be able to ‘turn around and punch’ as China boosts satellites: general

Head of US Space Force Combat Forces Command also highlights spaceplanes as area of increasing competition with China.

Everything we know about China’s mysterious, futuristic Nantianmen Project

Is it a storytelling vehicle for imaginative military hardware, blending science fiction with reality, or is it a glimpse of the future?

Why China is being told to integrate commercial space tech with military systems

Appeal comes as strategic rivals such as the US are increasingly eyeing military uses for tech developed by private firms such as SpaceX.

China sends fourth ‘Shenlong’ reusable spacecraft mission into orbit

Programme for ‘peaceful use of outer space’ launched in 2020 is seen as potential rival to US Space Force’s X-37B.

Chinese satellite forces 4,400 of its Starlink rivals into lower altitude: study

Researchers in China said the SpaceX decision was ‘directly triggered’ by a close call between two satellites in December.

SpaceX will move 4,400 satellites to a lower orbit after China cited safety risk

Starlink’s Michael Nicolls declares ‘significant reconfiguration’ to be coordinated with regulators, other operators and US Space Command.

From reusable rockets to deep-sea dives: how China closes tech gap on the West

China sees outer space and the polar regions as ‘strategic new frontiers’ vital to its future security – and is investing accordingly.

US Space Force to use 3 weapons to jam Chinese satellites via remote control

The Meadowlands and Remote Sensing Terminals will be joining the US military’s Counter Communications System jammer.

China deploys prototype of missile defence system with planet-wide coverage

Team says its leap in data processing technology was crucial in design of ‘distributed early warning detection big data platform’.

China’s satellite spies on US spycraft in a ‘tit-for-tat’ orbital stand-off

Pictures mark first time Chinese operator has made public such dynamic space-based imagery in move analysts call strategic tit-for-tat.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}Explainer | China is making rapid space tech gains. Here’s how the military could use them

From satellite navigation to spy probes, anti-sat weapons and reusable space planes, Chinese technology is advancing at a fast pace.

Explainer | China is making rapid space tech gains. Here’s how the military could use them