Golden Dome SBIs will need to be defended from adversary attack: Experts

No matter what shape a future constellation of US space-based interceptors (SBI) takes, the orbital weapons will need to be protected, according to experts — a contention that has not been often included in speculation about requirements, capabilities and costs.

“It’s obviously very important that we find a way to develop this space layer in a protected way, not only from adversary kinetic or local orbital issues, but also from cyber attacks, electronic jamming and laser attacks,” Patrick Binning, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering, told a webinar sponsored by Space News today.

“We need to begin thinking about [defending] them, just as we are thinking about defending the rest of the space layer,” he said.

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