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Old 21-02-2008, 16:17   #31
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Re: US plans to shoot down Satellite

Video of the missile getting shot down.
http://gizmodo.com/359031/video-of-s...?autoplay=true
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Re: US plans to shoot down Satellite

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just a bit amazed that the Yanks used an Aegis for it.... but then saying that they are the most advanced ships they got.

Also afaik the US has anti satelite missiles that it fits on F-15's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASM-135_ASAT
Problem is that there aren't many F-15s around at the moment, they've been grounded as they have developed a tendency to fall apart in flight
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