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Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP25 Oct 2018 4:12 p.m. PST

… Will Be Ready For Warfare By 2022.

"A never-before-seen missile photographed last month on a Russian MiG-31 interceptor is believed to be a mock-up of an anti-satellite weapon that will be ready for warfare by 2022, three sources with direct knowledge of a U.S. intelligence report say.

The Russian anti-satellite weapon, which is attached to a space launch vehicle, is expected to target communication and imagery satellites in low Earth orbit, according to one source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. For reference, the International Space Station and the Hubble Space Telescope travel in low Earth orbit.

Images of the mysterious missile on a modified Russian MiG-31, a supersonic near-space interceptor, appeared in mid-September…."

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Thresher0125 Oct 2018 6:08 p.m. PST

I was under the impression they had these along time ago, but perhaps this is just a new model.

Good to know they're up to the 1960's – 1980s in warfare tech.

Heck, even the Chinese tested one back in 2007.

Ghostrunner26 Oct 2018 3:58 a.m. PST

No surprise. A copy of the one designed by the USAF in the 1980s.

Tango01 Supporting Member of TMP26 Oct 2018 11:12 a.m. PST

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Cacique Caribe26 Oct 2018 1:29 p.m. PST

2022? I think Communist China might start it much sooner. Or try to. :)

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