A new electronic warfare system called Meadowlands is now operational and capable of disrupting enemy satellites, the Space Force announced Friday.
The force’s Combat Forces Command deployed the new system June 8, describing the jammer as a significant new military capability to augment the electronic warfare power at U.S. combatant commands.
The trailer-towed system will allow troops to detect, deny, disrupt and degrade enemy satellites and other electronic forces, the statement said.
“Meadowlands is a critical upgrade to the Counter Communications System (CCS) 10.2,” the statement said, describing it as an advancement in the Pentagon’s reversible and nonreversible anti-satellite weapons.
The CCS is the first publicly acknowledged space weapon capable of disrupting satellite signals.
The Meadowlands’ first operational unit is under the control of the command’s Mission Delta 3 group that trains and equips electronic warriors.
“This upgraded system enables us to more effectively and efficiently support the joint scheme of maneuver across the continuum of conflict,” said Space Force Lt. Col. Ryan Skilling, 4th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron commander.
During the June 2025 bombing operation against Iran’s nuclear facilities known as Operation Midnight Hammer, electronic warfare forces created a “silence zone” against enemy communications that allowed U.S. stealth bombers to avoid detection and conduct attacks, the statement said.
It is not clear from the statement whether Meadowlands was used in the bombing raid.
Space weapons continue to be closely held secrets.
The Space Force is fielding three electronic satellite jammers and racing to match the more advanced space weapons deployed by China and Russia, which include arsenals of anti-satellite weapons.
“The service has and will continue to invest in a full range of counterspace capabilities to deter conflict in space and to win decisively if called upon.
Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, chief of space operations, told The Washington Times in February.
For the Pacific Command, the system will be part of Commander Adm. Sam Paparo’s priority weapon of equipment capable of countering Chinese command and control systems.
The four-star admiral stated in a recent independent assessment to Congress that he requested $6.4 billion in the fiscal 2027 budget for unspecified “near-term space control capabilities,” including $146 million for Space Force electromagnetic warfare weapons.