Possible, but in my opinion unlikely in this case. Way too much carnage and I can't think of a legitimate target that would warrant these measures. But Q told us that they might occasionally smoke them out.
Have you by any chance seen the move "Aloha". It's full of obnoxious Hollywood actors, but in my opinion the theme of the movie is very relevant to what might be going on up there. It's about privatization of the space industry and the installation of space based weapons by an oligarch.