Amir Husain is a serial entrepreneur, inventor, technologist, and author based in Austin, Texas. He is the Founder of Avathon (previously SparkCognition), a Unicorn AI company and was the founding CEO of SkyGrid, a joint-venture with Boeing to build an aerial operating system to power the next century of aviation.
For anyone wanting to understand the geopolitical dynamics that will drive the 21st-century, China 's rapid moves in space and the integration of newly developed technology into a cohesive military strategy merits attention.
Adding to this arsenal of robotic grappler satellites and KKVs, are China's tests of unmanned space planes. The United States has had the highly secretive X-37 unmanned space plane operational since 2010 and, under the auspices of the United States Air Force, has undertaken at least seven missions so far. China’s space planes, like those of the US, are also shrouded in mystery.
The United States has not been idle in the area of Space Operations, either. The creation of the US Space Force in 2019 marked a watershed moment in American space defense strategy. General Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, recently characterized China's progress in space capabilities as"mind-boggling," underscoring the fact that US services have their eye on competitive developments and are likely to develop a robust deterrence.
But as I’ve pointed out earlier in this article, China's space ambitions aren’t merely to catch up. They transcend mere military deterrence and represent a strategic bid to be a leader. This is not shocking in its own right, given China’s rapid growth, technological expertise and immense population. By investing heavily in space and counter-space technologies, Beijing seeks a military edge but also to reshape the international market for space, both in the civilian and military domain.
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