US Space Force Builds a Global Jamming Apparatus

US Space Force personnel deployed mobile electronic-warfare systems to support US military operations in Venezuela and Iran, moving the ability to disrupt satellite communications closer to where the military wants to use it. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Guardians transported and deployed the systems over the past year. The Jerusalem Post published the report on October 15, 2026, under the byline of Sarah Moskowitz.

The account describes a military apparatus built not only to keep US forces connected but also to interfere with an adversary’s ability to do the same. It doesn't describe the operations’ outcomes or their effects on people in Venezuela or Iran. But it makes clear what US commanders want: control over the electromagnetic spectrum and the ability to target communications systems that military forces rely on.

The machinery of control

The Wall Street Journal was shown systems at a US Space Force base in Colorado. They’re designed to disrupt enemy satellites and detect threats to US forces. Meadowlands can jam enemy satellites and interrupt their communications. Those satellites support surveillance, communications and navigation.

Meadowlands often operates alongside Bounty Hunter, a defensive system that scans the electromagnetic spectrum to detect and locate potential threats to US forces. Once commanders pinpoint a specific threat, the report says, they can order a defensive strike. The description puts that decision in military commanders’ hands; it doesn't explain who or what might be affected beyond the identified threat.

The Space Force has accelerated deployment of a newer system, the Remote Modular Terminal. Personnel can pack it into a container and transport it around the world, allowing them to deploy electronic-warfare capabilities quickly. Mobility is part of the point. A system that fits in a container can follow operations across borders, while communications and navigation systems belonging to its targets become part of the contest.

Tech.-Sgt. Joshua Lomax helped counter threats during operations in Venezuela before the military deployed him to defend against threats from Iran. He described the pace of the work. “The threat is real,” he told The Wall Street Journal. Lomax said he had just 72 hours to pack the equipment in Venezuela, load it onto an aircraft and depart for Iran. “It was incredibly intense,” he said. “Everybody was head on a swivel.”

Dominating the invisible battlefield

The report says Iran repeatedly targeted US space capabilities, including satellite communications terminals, in an effort to degrade those advantages. The military contest runs both ways: US systems jam and detect, while Iranian efforts target US space capabilities. The article doesn't detail the effects of either side’s actions on civilians or on the operations themselves.

“Satellites help the US detect missile launches, guide weapons, and get a clear picture of the battlefield,” the report said, including through high-resolution imagery taken from above. The technology connects military assets ranging from submarines and drones to radar installations. That connectivity isn't a neutral convenience: the report describes it as an advantage enabling surveillance, weapons guidance and battlefield coordination.

US Space Forces' Combat Forces Command, led by Lt.-Gen. Greggory Gagnon, has a key mission: dominate the electromagnetic spectrum. “That thing you never see is incredibly important in warfare,” Gagnon said. “If we can dominate the spectrum, we can keep our systems, our satellites, our ships, our planes, all connected and working more effectively, but we can also disrupt the adversary's ability to do it.”

The stated aim is plain: preserve the US military’s connections while disrupting an adversary’s. The report shows the systems and names the commanders’ ambition. It leaves the human consequences of operations in Venezuela and Iran outside the frame.