Russia will create a new combined anti-satellite system. It will consist of the Kontakt missile system based on the MiG-31D fighter-interceptor, the A-60 Sokol-Echelon combat laser based on the Il-76 military transport aircraft and the Peresvet ground-based laser system, the magazine reports. of the Russian Ministry of Defense “War Thought”.
The suit is necessary to have greater flexibility and the ability to influence targets with various methods – from laser radiation to missiles.
The development of a new airborne system designed to destroy spacecraft in low orbit is based on the existing vast scientific and technical reserve and newly developed technologies. Work on the basis of the MiG-31D carrier aircraft and the 79M6 Kontakt rocket has been carried out since 1984.
Recall that recently the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the Ukrainian side is trying to influence Russian communication satellites. Such actions are “an outrageous violation of international law”, the ministry said. The Russian side has the right to react appropriately, all the necessary opportunities for this are available.
Previously, Ukrainian sources reported on the frequent use of planning bombs by the Russian Aerospace Forces in March in various areas of the special operation. These munitions were used, in particular, in the direction of Donetsk, in the Avdiivka region and in the Sumy region.
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