The Strait Of Hormuz Is Exposing The Future Of Space Warfare

The article argues that space threats should be met with cheap, scalable, already-fielded satellite and sensor systems, not delayed future programs.

Using the Strait of Hormuz crisis and China-Russia space activity as examples, it warns that adversaries target brittle critical systems.

The key message is that deterrence now depends on deployed, redundant, and rapidly replaceable capabilities.

It frames space security as an urgent industrial and procurement challenge built around speed, scale, and resilience.