Artist’s rendering of WGS-11+

Space Threats

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Episode 1: CYBER ATTACKS 
Cyber attacks can hack satellites, weaponize information, cripple communications and disrupt critical infrastructures.

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Episode 2: ELECTRONIC WARFARE
Adversaries can jam and spoof communication signals with electronic warfare to block warfighter access to critical space data.
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Episode 3: DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS
Lasers, microwaves and particle beams are directed energy weapons that can blind satellite sensors and bock essential intel from reaching the warfighter.





Episode 4: KINETIC ENERGY WEAPONS
Space debris from kinetic energy weapons can cause catastrophic damage to orbiting satellites and disrupt capabilities critical to our national security.





Episode 5: HIGH ALTITUDE NUCLEAR DETONATION
Radiation bursts from high-altitude nuclear detonation can destroy every orbiting satellite in their wake.




Episode 6: ORBITAL ATTACKS
Satellites engaged in orbital attacks use robotic arms, chemical sprayers, and other offensive measures to track, disrupt and destroy on-orbit operations.