The test of the "small spacecraft", which was announced on the eve of the Russian Ministry of Defense, was an important step in ensuring the country's defense capability, said Oleg Ponomarenko, an expert at the Center for Strategic Conjuncture. New developments in the field of military space can disable the control of nuclear weapons of any state, he said.
According to the military expert, new technologies of weapons in the field of space, related to potential "Star Wars", are now under special secrets in Russia, the United States and other countries. There is unconfirmed information that China and India also have mini-satellites, but so far neither Beijing nor Delhi have officially announced this.
He noted that the United States has accumulated considerable experience in this direction. The Boeing X-37 created there (the Americans have two such devices) has been in orbit for about seven years, it is characteristic that the mini-shuttle can not only engage in reconnaissance activities, but also deliver small spacecraft to high altitudes and return from them.
The expert said that the main goal of the latest space developments in the United States and in Russia may be that in the event of a military conflict, it would be possible to secure your state and strike an effective blow against the enemy's armed forces.
According to the RF Ministry of Defense, on July 15, a successful test of the "small spacecraft" was carried out. With his help, one of the domestic satellites was examined at close range, as a result of which the military was able to obtain "valuable information about the technical condition of the object being inspected." The department did not provide other information about this device.
