US confirms space weapons in orbit

The United States has weapons deployed in space, the US Space Force said on Monday. This is the first time the military has confirmed such capabilities are in orbit. "The US has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action," a Space Force spokesperson said. The statement did not give details about the weapons. Space control covers the missions needed to contest and control the space domain. It includes kinetic and non-kinetic methods, the spokesperson said.