Russia may aim a flaming meteorite at the US
The promising Avangard missile system, created by Russia, is equipped with a glide wing unit, the tests of which have been successfully completed.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this today when reading out his message to the Federal Assembly, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“This system differs from existing types of combat equipment in its ability to fly in dense layers of the atmosphere to an intercontinental range at hypersonic speed. When approaching the target, the gliding winged unit carries out deep maneuvering, both lateral, over several thousand kilometers, and altitude. This makes it invulnerable to any air and missile defense systems,” Putin said.
He compared the new type of weapon to a meteorite.
“The use of new composite materials made it possible to solve the problem of long-term controlled flight of a gliding winged unit practically under conditions of plasma formation. He goes to the goal like a meteorite, like a burning ball. The temperature on the surface of the product reaches 1600-2000 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the winged unit is reliably controlled,” Putin said.
According to him, Russian enterprises have already begun serial production of this type of weapons.
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