Putin test-fires anti-satellite missile

April 16, 2018

New Zealand Herald:

Russia has completed the latest test of its new anti-satellite missile which is capable of wiping out essential US navigation, communications and intelligence technology in orbit.

The sixth test flight of the “Nudol” is believed to have taken place at Plesetsk Cosmodrome, 500 miles north of the Russian capital, Moscow, on March 26, said the Daily Mail.

On this occasion, the weapon, also known as PL19, is said to have been launched from its eventual transporter for the first time suggesting a major step forward in its development…

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