As drones get more prolific on the battlefield, technology is being developed to counter it. Now, China is touting a new laser weapon system for this purpose.

China has always maintained an explicit no-first-use policy, meaning that it would only use nuclear weapons in retaliation for another nuclear attack. Partially for financial reasons, it also adopted a minimalistic approach for its force structure, seeking only enough weapons to deter an opponent.

The Meadowlands and Remote Sensing Terminals will be joining the US military’s Counter Communications System jammer.

The U.S. military is preparing to deploy two new satellite-jamming systems aimed at disrupting Chinese and Russian intelligence and reconnaissance operations, expanding its counter-space arsenal to three active capabilities, according to recently released U.S. Space Force data.

Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are girding for would be the most difficult seaborne invasion since World War II.

The new systems are intended to counter what U.S. military officials are saying is a growing Chinese space-based threat against U.S. forces.