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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that the United States and its allies will work out a joint response to the anti-satellite weapons test conducted by Russia on Monday.

Russia shot down the Soviet satellite Kosmos-1408 during a test of an anti-satellite weapon, the US Space Command reports.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken accused Russia of creating a threat to the safety of space research due to the test of an anti-satellite missile. He stressed that thousands of fragments of the affected target remained in orbit, TASS reports.

Bill Nelson believes there was a threat to the ISS

Tests of anti-satellite weapons, allegedly carried out by the Russian Federation, put the International Space Station (ISS) and the crew on it at risk. This opinion was expressed on Monday by the head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson in a statement published on the agency's website.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that Russia had not warned the United States about testing anti-satellite weapons. This was reported by the Politico portal on November 15.

The United States reiterated its concern about India's purchase of regiments of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMS). This was announced by the press secretary of the US Department of Defense John Kirby on Monday, November 15.

According to NASA, we are talking about the COSMOS 1408 satellite, which was put into orbit in 1982

The Pentagon claims that Russia has conducted tests of an anti-satellite missile, during which a device put into orbit by the Soviet Union was hit. Such a statement was distributed on Monday by the Space Command of the US Armed Forces.

The Pentagon named the target of an anti-satellite missile that Russia allegedly launched during tests. According to the Space Command of the US Armed Forces, an apparatus put into orbit by the Soviet Union was hit, TASS reports.

According to Israeli media, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz will sign a contract for the supply of air defense systems to Rabat during his upcoming visit to Morocco/About the "Iron Dome" (Iron Dome) produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.

Units of the 1st Air Defense Division of the Russian Aerospace Forces control the airspace over the Arctic. Modern radars are capable of detecting not only strategic bombers, but also "invisible" aircraft, as well as drones.

There are no facts that Russia has created risks for space activities. Such a statement on Tuesday, November 16, was made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, commenting on the accusations from the United States.

On November 15, Russia conducted tests, as a result of which the inactive Russian spacecraft "Tselina-D", which had been in orbit since 1982, was hit. This was reported to Lenta.<url>" in the press service of the Ministry of Defense.

As the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted, "the fragments formed do not pose any threat to space activities"

The head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, said that the promising Russian system had successfully hit the target as a result of the tests.

A promising anti-satellite system "jewelry" struck the old satellite. This was announced on Tuesday, November 16, by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, thereby confirming the successful test by Russia of the anti-satellite system, as a result of which the inactive Russian spacecraft "Tselina-D" was hit.

The United States has been engaged in military tests in outer space for more than 60 years. On Tuesday, November 16, Tatyana Kusayko, a member of the State Duma Defense Committee, told Izvestia.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation published a video that proves that the fragments formed after the test of anti-satellite weapons in space do not pose a threat to the International Space Station. As reported to "Lenta.<url>" in the military department, statements about risks to the ISS are not true.

The first mobile specialized strategic missile defense (ABM) system S-550 will be put into service with the Russian army until 2025. A source close to the Russian Defense Ministry told TASS about this on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow 2021 international Airshow.

Intelligent 30-millimeter ammunition with remote detonation created for infantry support combat vehicles (BMPT) will be able to shoot down a wide range of targets, including small-sized drones, the general designer of the company developing these projectiles NPO Pribor (part of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation) said in an interview with RIA Novosti Oleg Chizhevsky.

The first S-550 strategic missile defense (ABM) system will be put into service in the Russian army until 2025. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the Ministry of Defense.

On the first day of the Dubai Airshow 2021, the UAE Ministry of Defense signed contracts with suppliers of defense products totaling 5.23 billion dirhams ($1.41 billion at the current exchange rate).