News / Pentagon defends India's ASAT, says nation concerned over 'threats from space'

Washington: India is concerned about the "threats" it faces in space, the Pentagon has said, defending the country for acquiring anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test capabilities. The test made India the fourth country in world after the US, Russia and China to have the ASAT capabilities. India achieved historic feat by shooting down its own low-orbit satellite with a ground-to-space missile, making country space power