believes the satellite is likely gathering data for the design and deployment of a future weapon, possibly studying the shielding of electronic equipment. "The US IC [Intelligence Community] seems ...

"Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit that we assess is likely a counter space weapon," said Pentagon spokesman Brig Gen Pat Ryder on Tuesday evening. It was on the "same orbit" as a ...

The head of the UK's space directorate, Air Vice Marshal Harvey Smyth, said he was also concerned about the latest Russian satellite test, which he said had the "characteristics of a weapon".

The 'Cosmos 2553' satellite was blasted through the atmosphere from Russia 's Plesetsk Cosmodrome in February 2022 days before Putin ordered troops across the border into Ukraine.

Reportedly also relatively compact, the new weapon could prove game-changing for anti-drone and anti-satellite military operations. The weapon is still developing and has not left the laboratory, so ...

it would threaten the satellite formations that underpin U.S. national security and the internet-based activities of businesses and individuals. China’s 2007 weapons test caused problems for ...

TASS/. Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos plans to initiate international negotiations on banning full-scale tests of anti-satellite weapons, Roscosmos Chief Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday.