Air Force secretary acknowledges US weapons already in orbit.

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said on September 14 that the Space Force has space-control weapons in orbit, according to reporting from the Air & Space Forces Association's conference. He described them as intended to defend US forces against hostile action.

Meink declined to identify the systems or say whether they use kinetic or non-kinetic methods. The disclosure therefore supports a claim about their existence, not conclusions about their design, testing history or effectiveness.