Russia successfully tests a space rocket, disrupting US plans
Russia successfully tested the PL-19 Nudol anti-satellite missile. It is designed to destroy enemy reconnaissance satellites, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent , citing Novaya Gazeta.
It is reported that the tests were carried out in December last year, but they became known only now. It is noteworthy that Nudol hit the target on the eve of the launch of the new American reconnaissance satellite KH-11 Key Hole, on board which is installed optical-electronic equipment worth about two billion dollars, which allows monitoring what is happening on the planet in real time.
The article quotes information from the American resource CNBC, which was the first to write about the tests of the PL-19 Nudol. According to Western analysts, the United States today has nothing to oppose the new Russian weapons.
“CNBC cites the opinion of the director of the commercial Space Flight Federation, Tommy Sanford, who assesses “the ability of the US military to defend against anti-satellite weapons as low.” Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan said the same thing last week, commenting on the need to formulate a new Missile Defense Strategy,” the report says.
PolitNavigator previously reported that the first Peresvet laser systems have entered combat duty in Russia.
Russia successfully tested a space rocket, disrupting US plans.