‘Starlink killer’: China’s 20 GW microwave weapon could fry satellites with 60-second bursts (Interesting Engineering)

February 5, 2026

CHRIS YOUNG

‘Starlink killer’: China’s 20 GW microwave weapon could fry satellites with 60-second bursts

Interesting Engineering

A team of researchers in China has developed a key component for a compact microwave beam-firing weapon that could take satellites down from the ground.

The team, from the Northwest Institute of Nuclea...