Russia successfully tests new hypersonic missile
BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY - AFP
MOSCOW EUROPE
OCT 07, 2020 2:58 PM GMT+3
Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile is launched from the Russian guided-missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov during a test in the White Sea, in this still image taken from video released October 7, 2020. (Reuters Photo)
Russia on Wednesday said it had successfully tested a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile, in a move hailed by President Vladimir Putin as a "great event" for the country.
The military said that the Tsirkon missile was fired from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate in the White Sea on Tuesday morning in the Russian Arctic and successfully hit its target.
Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian military's General Staff, told Putin – who turned 68 on Wednesday – that it was the first time the missile had successfully struck a target at sea.
"The tasks of the launch were carried out. The test-fire was successful," he told Putin.
Gerasimov said the missile hit its target 450 kilometers away in the Barents Sea and hit a Mach 8 speed – eight times the speed of sound.
Russia has in the last years touted the development of futuristic new weapons, which it hopes will give it the edge in any arms race with the United States at a time of growing tensions with the West.
Putin said that the test-firing of Tsirkon was a "great event not just in the life of our armed forces but for all of Russia."
He said such weapons, which Putin claimed have no equivalent worldwide, "will without a doubt in the long term boost the defense capabilities of our state."
The defense ministry said that the plan was to equip both warships and submarines with the Tsirkon.
Putin had revealed the development of the new weapon in a state of the nation address in February 2019, saying it could hit targets at sea and on land with a range of 1,000 kilometers and a speed of Mach 9.
Russia boasts of developing a number of "invincible" weapons that surpass existing systems and include Sarmat intercontinental missiles and Burevestnik cruise missiles.
The first Avangard hypersonic missiles were put into service in December last year.
The program is not without risks and seven people were killed in an explosion at a missile test site in August 2019. Western experts linked the blast to work on the Burevestnik.
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10 Times Faster Than Sound: New Russian Hypersonic Missile Loaded On Su-57 Could ‘Devastate’ US Defences
Published
2 months ago
on
October 3, 2020
By
EurAsian Times Desk
A month before US Presidential Elections, Donald Trump has isolated himself after developing symptoms for Covid-19, and while in isolation he’ll be sweltering over the news that Russia’s premier Su-57 fighter jet could soon be integrated with a deadly hypersonic missiles.
The developments are likely to strike a sense of anxiety amongst developers and users of the US-made fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter jets which have in recent times continued to be the torch-bearers when it comes to combat capabilities of modern warplanes.
The blend of Russia’s most advanced fifth-generation stealth fighters Su-57 and the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal nuclear-capable hypersonic missile would be lethal. It could most certainly sway the power in favor of Vladimir Putin, who has in the past envisaged use of a retaliatory atomic attack to defend his homeland.
As reported by a Russian state news agency earlier this week, the Su-57s were planned to be integrated with hypersonic missiles. “In accordance with Russia’s State Armament Program for 2018-2027, Su-57 jet fighters will be equipped with hypersonic missiles. The jet fighters will receive missiles with characteristics similar to that of the Kinzhal missiles, but with inter-body placement and smaller size.” said a defense industry insider.
Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
The Russian-made Kh-47M2 Kinzhal also known as the “dagger” is a nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), which has a claimed range of more than 2,000 kilometers, and a maximum speed of Mach 10.
The missile which entered service in 2017 has the ability to perform evasive maneuvers at every stage of its flight and can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads. It was one of the six new Russian strategic weapons unveiled two years ago by Putin, who had said back then:
“The missile flying at a hypersonic speed, 10 times faster than the speed of sound, can also maneuver at all phases of its flight trajectory, which also allows it to overcome all existing and, I think, prospective anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense systems, delivering nuclear and conventional warheads in a range of over 2,000 kilometers.”
According to repeated claims made by Russia’s Ministry of Defence, the missiles are invulnerable to existing air and anti-ballistic missile defenses and are designed to destroy enemy air defense systems such as land-based Aegis batteries.
Earlier, the General Director of the Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV), Boris Obnosov, had hinted the equipment of hypersonic missiles on the Su-57. “In perspective, we can certainly anticipate this [hypersonic] weaponry over the following decade. Everything will come in due time for the Su-57, likely including hypersonic weapons,” said Obnosov.
While there has been no official confirmation on the news by the Russian Defence Ministry, the potential integration of hypersonic missiles with Su-57’s fifth-generation stealth capabilities seems to be a mouth-watering prospect for Moscow in terms of bolstering their strike capabilities.
Su-57 Fighter Jet
The Su-57 which took its first flight in 2010 is Russia’s most advanced fighter jet. It boasts stealth technology by the use of composite materials and innovative technologies and the fighter’s aerodynamic configuration ensures the low level of radar and infrared signature.
The fighter which is right up to the pedigree of American stealth counterparts, the F-35s and the F-22 Raptors, has been designed to have supercruise, supermaneuverability, stealth, and advanced avionics to overcome the prior generation fighter aircraft as well as ground and naval defenses.
While the integration process should definitely enable Moscow to pitch forward the fighter jets in a market which has in the past salivated over the F-35, what remains to be seen is whether Moscow will be able to address the complexities arising out of fitting the Kinzhal missiles onto the Su-57 without compromising the fighter jet’s stealth capabilities.
eurasiantimes.com
BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY - AFP
MOSCOW EUROPE
OCT 07, 2020 2:58 PM GMT+3
Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile is launched from the Russian guided-missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov during a test in the White Sea, in this still image taken from video released October 7, 2020. (Reuters Photo)
Russia on Wednesday said it had successfully tested a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile, in a move hailed by President Vladimir Putin as a "great event" for the country.
The military said that the Tsirkon missile was fired from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate in the White Sea on Tuesday morning in the Russian Arctic and successfully hit its target.
Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian military's General Staff, told Putin – who turned 68 on Wednesday – that it was the first time the missile had successfully struck a target at sea.
"The tasks of the launch were carried out. The test-fire was successful," he told Putin.
Gerasimov said the missile hit its target 450 kilometers away in the Barents Sea and hit a Mach 8 speed – eight times the speed of sound.
Russia has in the last years touted the development of futuristic new weapons, which it hopes will give it the edge in any arms race with the United States at a time of growing tensions with the West.
Putin said that the test-firing of Tsirkon was a "great event not just in the life of our armed forces but for all of Russia."
He said such weapons, which Putin claimed have no equivalent worldwide, "will without a doubt in the long term boost the defense capabilities of our state."
The defense ministry said that the plan was to equip both warships and submarines with the Tsirkon.
Putin had revealed the development of the new weapon in a state of the nation address in February 2019, saying it could hit targets at sea and on land with a range of 1,000 kilometers and a speed of Mach 9.
Russia boasts of developing a number of "invincible" weapons that surpass existing systems and include Sarmat intercontinental missiles and Burevestnik cruise missiles.
The first Avangard hypersonic missiles were put into service in December last year.
The program is not without risks and seven people were killed in an explosion at a missile test site in August 2019. Western experts linked the blast to work on the Burevestnik.
Russia successfully tests new hypersonic missile
Russia on Wednesday said it had successfully tested a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile, in a move hailed by President Vladimir Putin as a 'great...
10 Times Faster Than Sound: New Russian Hypersonic Missile Loaded On Su-57 Could ‘Devastate’ US Defences
Published
2 months ago
on
October 3, 2020
By
EurAsian Times Desk
A month before US Presidential Elections, Donald Trump has isolated himself after developing symptoms for Covid-19, and while in isolation he’ll be sweltering over the news that Russia’s premier Su-57 fighter jet could soon be integrated with a deadly hypersonic missiles.
The developments are likely to strike a sense of anxiety amongst developers and users of the US-made fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter jets which have in recent times continued to be the torch-bearers when it comes to combat capabilities of modern warplanes.
The blend of Russia’s most advanced fifth-generation stealth fighters Su-57 and the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal nuclear-capable hypersonic missile would be lethal. It could most certainly sway the power in favor of Vladimir Putin, who has in the past envisaged use of a retaliatory atomic attack to defend his homeland.
As reported by a Russian state news agency earlier this week, the Su-57s were planned to be integrated with hypersonic missiles. “In accordance with Russia’s State Armament Program for 2018-2027, Su-57 jet fighters will be equipped with hypersonic missiles. The jet fighters will receive missiles with characteristics similar to that of the Kinzhal missiles, but with inter-body placement and smaller size.” said a defense industry insider.
Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
The Russian-made Kh-47M2 Kinzhal also known as the “dagger” is a nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), which has a claimed range of more than 2,000 kilometers, and a maximum speed of Mach 10.
The missile which entered service in 2017 has the ability to perform evasive maneuvers at every stage of its flight and can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads. It was one of the six new Russian strategic weapons unveiled two years ago by Putin, who had said back then:
“The missile flying at a hypersonic speed, 10 times faster than the speed of sound, can also maneuver at all phases of its flight trajectory, which also allows it to overcome all existing and, I think, prospective anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense systems, delivering nuclear and conventional warheads in a range of over 2,000 kilometers.”
According to repeated claims made by Russia’s Ministry of Defence, the missiles are invulnerable to existing air and anti-ballistic missile defenses and are designed to destroy enemy air defense systems such as land-based Aegis batteries.
Earlier, the General Director of the Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV), Boris Obnosov, had hinted the equipment of hypersonic missiles on the Su-57. “In perspective, we can certainly anticipate this [hypersonic] weaponry over the following decade. Everything will come in due time for the Su-57, likely including hypersonic weapons,” said Obnosov.
While there has been no official confirmation on the news by the Russian Defence Ministry, the potential integration of hypersonic missiles with Su-57’s fifth-generation stealth capabilities seems to be a mouth-watering prospect for Moscow in terms of bolstering their strike capabilities.
Su-57 Fighter Jet
The Su-57 which took its first flight in 2010 is Russia’s most advanced fighter jet. It boasts stealth technology by the use of composite materials and innovative technologies and the fighter’s aerodynamic configuration ensures the low level of radar and infrared signature.
The fighter which is right up to the pedigree of American stealth counterparts, the F-35s and the F-22 Raptors, has been designed to have supercruise, supermaneuverability, stealth, and advanced avionics to overcome the prior generation fighter aircraft as well as ground and naval defenses.
While the integration process should definitely enable Moscow to pitch forward the fighter jets in a market which has in the past salivated over the F-35, what remains to be seen is whether Moscow will be able to address the complexities arising out of fitting the Kinzhal missiles onto the Su-57 without compromising the fighter jet’s stealth capabilities.
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