China is conducting tests with experimental satellites that can perform complex maneuvers, as reported by a US Space Force general. Five objects, including the Shiyan-24C satellites and Shijian-6 05A/B objects, were observed moving in sync, akin to 'dogfighting' in space. This highlights a significant development in China's space capabilities, which some commentators speculate may have military implications, especially as US-China tensions escalate around technology and global influence. The Shiyan satellites, originally linked to space monitoring, may instead be testing military readiness.
With our commercial assets, we have observed five different objects in space maneuvering in and out and around each other in synchronicity and in control.
What we call dogfighting in space. They are practicing tactics, techniques, and procedures to do on-orbit space operations from one satellite to another.
Their proximity to sensitive targets alludes to more sinister intentions.
The rivalry between the US and China is heating up in areas of technology and global influence.
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