Meadowlands is a ground-based, transportable Counter Communications System (CCS) designed to block or disrupt adversary satellite communications. The system features rapid deployment, flexible scaling for mission needs, and radio frequency equipment that allows easy integration of upgrades or new technologies.
U.S. Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command, highlighted the growing threat during this year’s Space Symposium, stating: “It is our opponents, most notably China, who have accelerated the terrestrial and on-orbit space weapons and expanded their space-enabled kill chains. They are moving at jaw-dropping speed, and they’ve deployed vast armed arsenals of missiles, all deliberately fielded to threaten our homeland.”
Colonel Bryon E.C. McClain, Program Executive Officer for Space Combat Power, Space Systems Command, confirmed the system’s progress, saying: “We signed for the acceptance, which means it is now ours to move forward into the formal government testing process, our developmental testing and operational testing. We’ve had good success with the contractor testing, so we are optimistic that this next phase of more rigorous testing will be successful.”
Meadowlands is notably smaller than its predecessor and mounted on wheeled trailers, enhancing its mobility and making it harder for adversaries to detect and counter. Its design enables more efficient jamming through a compact, automated system that elevates CCS capabilities.
“For more than 60 years, L3Harris has been a leader in providing innovative systems and tools to protect U.S. forces and ensure our adversaries are at a disadvantage in the space domain,” said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems at L3Harris Technologies. “Meadowlands is a capability that will give our country and allies a decisive advantage in an increasingly highly contested space.”
