Russia’s Approach to Anti-satellite Weapons and Systems
Russia’s Approach to Anti-satellite Weapons and Systems

Author(s): Marcin Andrzej Piotrowski
Subject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Russian Federation; anti-satellite weapons and systems; limiting the weaponization; modern military operations; importance of satellites in military;
Summary/Abstract: Russia has resumed work on anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons and systems, which are able to eliminate military, civilian and dual-capable satellites. Although Russia is promoting planned universal treaties limiting the weaponisation of space, it is also intensifying ASAT research and development. Due to the importance of satellites in modern military operations, Russia will improve these weapons as an element of its “asymmetric response” to the development of U.S. and NATO conventional and missile-defence capabilities.

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