Russian ASAT Weapon Launch Threat To U.S. Satellite, DOD Says

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Credit: DOD photo by Master Sgt. Ken Hammond, USAF
Russia has launched an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon to low Earth orbit (LEO) near a U.S. government satellite, a threat the Defense Department is watching, the Pentagon says. The Pentagon announcement comes one day after Ambassador Robert Wood, the U.S. alternate representative for special political...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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