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Russia needs to have its own anti-satellite weapons, said Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscosmos.

The head of Roscosmos stressed that the Russian Federation is not lagging behind anyone in terms of military space.

There is no secret that Russia has been developing anti-satellite weapons for a long time. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Saturday on the air of the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live".

Russia has long started developing anti-satellite weapons. He stated this on the air of the program "Solovyov LIVE", the broadcast was conducted on the YouTube channel Roscosmos Media.

Roscomos is monitoring the American military orbital drone X-37. This was announced by the Director General of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin on the Youtube channel "Solovyov live".

Another European country will protect its skies with an American air defense system. November 20, portal armyrecognition.com He reported that the Swedish Defense Ministry announced the commissioning of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile systems.

Russia is developing the S-550 anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), which will surpass Israel and the United States in the field of missile defense. The capabilities of the Russian system were evaluated by the author of the Chinese portal Sohu.

On the second day of the Dubai Airshow 2021, the UAE Ministry of Defense announced the conclusion of 5 contracts worth 11.284 billion dirhams ($3.1 billion) with national and foreign companies.

Russia's tests of anti-satellite weapons undermine strategic stability in the world and pose a threat to it. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at a briefing on November 17.

The transfer of Polish military equipment towards the border with Belarus was caught on video. A recording showing the movement of a column with anti-aircraft missile systems was published by the Telegram channel BELTA.

The Russian military department has received from the Kalashnikov Group of companies a batch of the latest anti-aircraft guided missiles (SAM) Strela-9M333, capable of effectively destroying cruise missiles and combat drones, the company's press service told reporters on Wednesday.

China has delivered a batch of QW-18A man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to the Bangladesh Navy.

Mock-ups of the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system and the T-72 tank have been spotted on a highway in the US state of Alabama. It is assumed that they will be used to designate the equipment of a likely enemy during the exercises of the US Air Force.

The publication of the American magazine Popular Mechanics describes the possible use of a promising unobtrusive strategic bomber B-21 Raider of the US Air Force (Air Force), considered the "coolest" aircraft in the world, against the Chinese anti-aircraft missile system S-400 "Triumph" of Russian production.

The test, as a result of which the inactive Russian spacecraft "Tselina-D" was hit, is not directed against anyone, the fragments formed during it do not pose a threat to space activities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

The Russian Federation has questions about the X-37B space drone

The United States is pursuing a course on the use of space for conducting combat operations, testing the latest shock-combat equipment, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

The crew members of the International Space Station were also exposed to danger, stressed Thierry Breton

The resulting fragments of the non-operational satellite "Tselina-D" after its destruction during the tests conducted by Russia may pose a threat to the activities of the European Union in space. This statement was made on Tuesday by the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton.

ROSC-1 is a unique system, the only one in the world, elements of artificial intelligence are embedded in it, said Vitaly Repin, adviser to the Deputy General Director of the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region

Within the framework of Dubai Airshow 2021, Almaz Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region held negotiations with a number of countries in the Middle East region on the sale of a unique complex for providing ornithological protection and countering aircraft drones for ROSC-1 airports.

The indignation on the part of the United States about the tests of the anti-satellite system by Russia is quite cynical, since they themselves shot down their satellite back in 2008, and then the Pentagon itself did not respond to objections from the Russian Federation and China. This was told by military historian Boris Yulin on Wednesday, November 17.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russia opposes an arms race in outer space. Earlier, the Ministry of Defense successfully tested an anti-satellite system, the Izvestia TV channel reports. As a result, the inactive device "Tselina-D" was struck. The US State Department accused Russia of creating a threat.

The S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems purchased from Russia will be used "in the right place and at the right time." This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the head of the Turkish Defense Ministry, Hulusi Akar.