BLUF

Chinese researchers conclude jamming Starlink over Taiwan is possible but requires an enormous EW force—about 935 to 2,000 airborne jammers—due to Starlink’s dynamic, resilient low-orbit network and frequency-hopping capabilities.

Learning Outcomes 

  • Explain the technical challenges of jamming Starlink in a real-world conflict scenario.
  • Analyse the distributed jamming strategy proposed by Chinese researchers.
  • Evaluate the feasibility and resource requirements for suppressing Starlink, based on simulation findings. 
READ: China simulates jamming Starlink over Taiwan, mission to require over 1,000 drones

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