
DIA報告顯示神龍與衛星對接,專家警告恐用於反太空作戰
美國國防情報局發布2026年版《太空安全挑戰》報告,首度公開由商業衛星於2024年拍攝的中國「神龍」可重複使用太空飛機與衛星對接的高解析度影像,專家警告此類技術恐用於反太空作戰。
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美國國防情報局於2026年發布非機密版《太空安全挑戰》報告,首度公開商業衛星拍攝的中國「神龍」可重複使用太空飛機與衛星對接影像。報告記錄了神龍多次任務軌跡,包括2020年首次2天任務、2022年276天任務、2023年268天任務,以及今年2月的第4次發射。
美國國防情報局(DIA)近日首度公開一張高解析度軌道衛星照片,清晰捕捉到中國可重複使用太空飛機「神龍」在太空中與衛星對接的畫面,引發軍事界高度關注。
這張關鍵影像由美國商業衛星公司Vantor(前身為馬薩爾科技,Maxar Technologies)在2024年拍攝,並正式收錄於國防情報局上月26日發布的2026年版《太空安全挑戰》(Challenges to Security in Space)非機密報告中。
透過該張高畫質衛星影像可以清楚看到,這架中國無人太空飛機正與一枚太陽能板展開的衛星進行對接,且太空飛機的酬載艙門處於開啟狀態。過去外界能取得的公開影像僅限於地面望遠鏡拍攝的模糊畫面,或是帶有中文標示的電腦生成示意圖。
國防情報局在報告的「至2040年的太空領域重大發展」章節中指出,美國目前是唯一擁有運作中可重複使用太空運載工具(R-SLV)計畫的國家,而中國正積極尋求成為第2個,藉此實現更廣泛的太空軍事、民用與商業目標;中國目前主要有「神龍」與「騰雲」兩款太空飛機型號。
報告並記錄了神龍的多次任務軌跡,包括2020年的首次2天任務、2022年8月發射的276天任務,以及2023年12月發射、長達268天的在軌飛行,今年2月則進行了第4次發射。觀察人士普遍將其與波音(Boeing)為美軍研製的自主式無人太空戰機X-37B相提並論。
曾任國防情報局代理局長的謝德(David Shedd)向《美國之音》表示,這張照片凸顯中國正積極尋求增強太空攻防態勢。報告也警告,解放軍可能將反太空作戰視為嚇阻外國介入區域衝突的手段,透過攻擊敵方偵察、通訊與導航衛星使敵方「耳目失靈」。
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The U.S. Air Force launched the "Bomber Crew Combat Readiness Supplementary Training" program to allow B-1B bomber pilots to practice basic flight skills on HondaJet business jets. The B-1B flight costs about US$90,000 per hour, while the HondaJet only costs US$2,000 to US$3,000, saving more than NT$2.6 million per hour. The first training flight was launched in Abilene, Texas, on November 2, and the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command officially launched the program on the 4th.