US Warns China May Deploy Orbital Lasers by Late 2020s
A US Defense Intelligence Agency report warns Beijing may deploy space-based directed-energy weapons by the late 2020s to blind American satellites.
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The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 8 articles since 27 Oct 2026. Ars Technica published first, on 27 October at 22:04 UTC; News - South China Morning Post followed 13h 56m later. The most recent article, from WIRED, appeared on 29 October at 20:45 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Ars Technica (major outlet), WIRED (major outlet), News - South China Morning Post, www.theregister.com, Times of India, Fox News Politics.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Ars TechnicaChina's top-secret spaceplane can't hide in low-Earth orbit
- News - South China Morning PostUS warns China is expanding its space toolkit with spaceplane and energy weapons
- www.theregister.comChina's spaceplane bears striking resemblance to America's X-37B
- Times of IndiaChina's secret space plane seen with attached module in rare US-released image
- Fox News PoliticsAmerica's enemies prepare to take the next major war into outer space
- Times of IndiaChina may deploy orbital lasers to blind US satellites by late 2020s: Report
- Times of IndiaUS intelligence confirms image shows China's secret spaceplane in orbit
- WIREDWhat to Know About China’s Top-Secret Spaceplane
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- What to Know About China’s Top-Secret Spaceplane WIRED ·
- China's top-secret spaceplane can't hide in low-Earth orbit Ars Technica ·
- US intelligence confirms image shows China's secret spaceplane in orbit Times of India
- China may deploy orbital lasers to blind US satellites by late 2020s: Report Times of India
- America's enemies prepare to take the next major war into outer space Fox News Politics
- China's secret space plane seen with attached module in rare US-released image Times of India
- China's spaceplane bears striking resemblance to America's X-37B www.theregister.com
- US warns China is expanding its space toolkit with spaceplane and energy weapons News - South China Morning Post
In this story
- DIA
- China
- United States
- Russia
- Shenlong
- X-37B