Chinese researchers say they’ve field-tested a directed-energy system that fuses high-power microwave beams from seven mobile transmitters into a single pulse precise to 170 picoseconds—tight enough to hit a satellite’s antenna 1,800 km away.
In trials in western China the “power-combining” shot reportedly jammed GPS-band signals, giving Beijing a stealthy, non-kinetic anti-satellite option.
Analysts warn that such converged-beam weapons could blind navigation, communications and targeting satellites without creating orbital debris—escalating the race for space control. ⚡️
