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The United States Space Force plans wider global deployment of satellite jammers and is preparing to hire contractors to maintain and support global deployments of as many as 56 satellite-jamming systems, according to an article published recently in Space News.
The Space Systems Command issued a sources-sought notice on October 15. It is seeking companies capable of supporting its Counter Communications System Meadowlands fleet for roughly six years. The notice states that the future fleet will include at least 32 systems, while contractors should be prepared to maintain as many as 56 systems located internationally.
Meadowlands, built by L3Harris Technologies, uses ground-based radio-frequency equipment to temporarily interfere with an adversary’s satellite communications. Unlike anti-satellite weapons that physically destroy spacecraft, the effects are reversible and don’t create debris in orbit.
The system became operational this year after a lengthy development and testing effort. The Space Force formally accepted the first two Meadowlands systems from L3Harris in April 2025 and approved them for fielding the following month. Combat Forces Command operationally accepted Meadowlands in June 2026, making the capability available to combatant commanders.
