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U.S. Space Command Says Russia Has Again Tested Direct-Ascent ASAT

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U.S. Space Command Says Russia Has Again Tested Direct-Ascent ASAT
U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, talks about his vision for the combatant command and the role of noncommissioned officers Dec. 9 at Peterson AFB, Colo. (U.S. Space Command Photo)

U.S. Space Command on Dec. 16 said that Russia has again tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) missile. “Russia publicly claims it is working to prevent the transformation of outer space into a battlefield, yet at the same time Moscow continues to weaponize space by developing and fielding on-orbit and ground-based capabilities that seek to exploit U.S. reliance on space-based systems,” U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, said in a statement. The kinetic DA-ASAT, which Russia has tested…

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