The US may have hypersonic weapons after 2023. [...] The general director of the corporation "Tactical Missile Weapons" KTRV Boris Obnosov called the timing of the creation of the corresponding missile to the "Military-industrial Courier".
"There are serious developments in many areas in the United States. First of all, in materials science, engine building... Knowing their technological level, we can assume that after 2023 they will solve this problem. That's why we can't stop. There is a strict pattern: if you stopped, it means that you fell behind, " said the head of the corporation that is creating the Russian hypersonic missile "Zircon".
According to him, hypersonic technology "has a huge cartoon effect." "To create a hypersonic vehicle, a huge computing complex is required that would calculate what would happen to a body flying at a speed of 5-35 Mach. We must clearly understand what is happening at such speeds with on-board radio-electronic equipment( avionics), how much this affects the aerodynamics, what is the reliability of communication, whether the cruise missile is manageable, " Obnosov said.
He added that in Russia "the element base has been lame for many years, so we still have something to work on."
In August, the American magazine The National Interest wrote that the Zircon in operation is bad news for NATO.
Ivan Potapov
