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Russia has put an ultra-secret satellite destroying Star Wars missile into active service
state news agency Tass quoted a defense Ministry Source saying he has 550 has entered combat Duty
the convert weapon is reported to be capable of striking spacecraft ballistic missile
re-entry vehicles and Hypersonic targets at altitudes of tens of thousands of kilometers
the reported deployment claim comes amid high tension between Moscow and the West
has Vladimir Putin seeks to strong arm U.S President Joe Biden into conceding
controversial security guarantees including a Kremlin veto on Ukraine joining NATO
it follows a frenzy of major Russian war games in recent weeks and a reported one hundred thousand
plus troops massed close to Ukraine triggering fears of an invasion early next year the
ministry source told Tas the s-550 air defense system has successfully completed State trials
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the technology allegedly far superior to Western and Chinese capabilities as an absolutely new and
unrivaled mobile system of strategic missile defense the anti-satellite s-550 was among the
new weapons systems that Putin had demanded should be fast-tracked even so its reported
deployment with Russian rocket forces comes ahead of expectations TSS said that official channels
had not formally confirmed its defense Ministry sources exclusive claim the S550 is seen as part
of an air defense modernization involving the s-350 videos s-400 Triumph and s-500
they will completely cover the Russian sky from possible attacks it was reported
recent Russian reports suggest the s-550 is the same weapon as a satellite killer until now known
as new doll a project clouded in secrecy videos showing the launch of an unnamed new missile
system at series shagin earlier this year are now suspected to be this Star Wars weapon in Russia
the creation of a space defense system able to intercept the most difficult targets satellites
as well as ballistic missiles has been in progress for more than 10 years state of the report
for a long time this combat system was known by the new doll designation
military expert Dimitri boltonkov said last month it is most likely as 550 will
be the official designation acquired by the system being developed under the new doll
research and development project it will be part of the s-500 family similar to the
several versions of the s-300 and s-400 air defense systems that now exist concurrently
other outlets have suggested that the s-550 and new doll are separate or linked
new doll was believed to use his Silo launcher while the s-550 is said to be mobile TSS reported
last month that the s-550 features the kinetic energy Interceptor principle to avoid a nuclear
detonation when a warhead is struck signing military expert Dimitri lidovkin he suggested the
s-550 was a mobile follow-up to the a100 certified Hammer a235 new doll last month both Western and
Russian sources suggested the new Dolph satellite killer was behind the strike which provoked
outrage in the U.S and Europe with claims it had put the International Space Station in jeopardy
Putin has prioritized modernizing his military Mike despite a sluggish sanctions hit economy
with living standards failing to improve for tens of millions of Russians Russian leader
last week announced a Flawless Salvo test of its 6670 mph Unstoppable circan Hypersonic missiles