May 22 (UPI) --Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Russia "likely" has launched a "counter space weapon" capable of threatening U.S. government satellites. Responding to a question from ...

"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 ...

TASS/. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov rejected as fake news the Pentagon’s claim that Russia launched a counter space weapon, noting that Moscow was against placing strike ...

The Pentagon subsequently stated that Russia had launched an anti-satellite vehicle into orbit on 16 May 2024: "Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit that we assess is likely a ...

Russia has denied it is developing such a weapon and says Cosmos 2553 is for research purposes. Russia, a storied space power that launched the first man in space in 1961, has for decades been ...

Ukraine's Air Force said Russian forces launched an Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missile from Russia-occupied Crimea and 145 drones from areas including Kursk and Bryansk. Air defences are reported ...