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The Army 2023 forum has recently ended, where a large number of novelties in the field of weapons, military and special equipment were presented. Among them is the hypersonic aircraft GAL.
Now Russia pays great attention to hypersound technologies. They are considered very promising in the framework of the development of modern rocket and aircraft engineering. Our country surpasses all other states in the field of hypersonic development, including the United States.
The hypersonic aircraft of the GAEL began to be developed back in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, at the Raduga ICD in Dubna. The development was initially a continuation of research on the creation of a hypersonic missile. Then the work slowed down due to the collapse of the USSR and numerous economic problems in the 1990s, but then they resumed.
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In the photos from the Army 2023 forum, we can observe this hypersonic vehicle. According to experts, Russia has resumed work on this device since 2009, and its goal is to obtain the latest strategic strike weapons. Such weapons will be able to increase the real capabilities of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
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One of the main features of the device is the impossibility of calculating the trajectory of its flight, since it flies at a speed of more than 11 thousand kilometers per hour and is able to maneuver. Accordingly, it is not possible to intercept such a device by means of missile and air defense, which makes the development a very important achievement in terms of ensuring the country's defense capability.