WSJ: The U.S. Used Space Weapons In Iran And Venezuela

It helped the Americans capture the dictator Maduro.

U.S. military officials told The Wall Street Journal about the use of space weapons in operations in Venezuela and Iran. The newspaper’s video report shows ground-based electronic warfare systems designed to jam satellite communications and detect threats to U.S. spacecraft.

Colonel Angelo Fernandez, commander of Mission Delta 3, confirmed the use of such systems in combat operations. “We have deployed these and other systems in operations around the world. In operations such as Midnight Hammer, Absolute Resolve, and Epic Fury, our service members were deployed to forward operating areas, operated in these conditions, and performed with distinction,” he said.

According to the WSJ, a team led by Technical Sergeant Joshua Lomax jammed satellites, creating a protective zone around U.S. forces who were capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. A few hours later, the unit received orders to urgently redeploy to the Middle East to support an upcoming operation against Iran.

“That meant 72 hours to pack the equipment, check it, load it onto the plane, and take off. And after landing—96 hours to deploy and carry out the mission,” Lomax said.

Among the systems featured by the WSJ is Meadowlands. As the newspaper explains, it transmits radio signals toward a satellite, creating interference and disrupting its communication with a ground station. The effect does not involve the physical destruction of the satellite: once the jamming stops, it can resume normal operation.

Another system, Bounty Hunter, monitors the electromagnetic spectrum and pinpoints the locations of jamming sources that threaten U.S. satellites. According to the WSJ, the coordinates obtained can be used by command to decide whether to strike the source of the threat.

Lieutenant General Gregory Gagnon, commander of Combat Forces Command, called the battle for the electromagnetic spectrum “the invisible part of combat operations.” “If we can dominate the spectrum, we can maintain communication between our systems, satellites, ships, and aircraft and ensure they operate most effectively. But we can also disrupt the enemy’s ability to do the same,” he explained.

Captain Sofia Parlock, who also participated in the operation against Iran using a different electronic warfare system, said that her team monitored changes in the electromagnetic spectrum and relayed the information to command. When asked whether this involved searching for potential threats, she replied in the affirmative.

Earlier, Donald Trump claimed that a secret weapon, which he called a “discombobulator,” was used during the attempt to capture Maduro. According to the U.S. president, it prevented the Venezuelan military from using their weapons: after pressing the missile launch buttons, nothing happened. He did not disclose the device’s technical specifications.

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