Only Russian air defense systems can shoot down hypersonic missiles
Only current Russian air defense systems are capable of destroying hypersonic missiles, Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said in an interview with Sputnik ahead of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
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Russian S 400 air defense system. |
“Combat aircraft – airplanes and helicopters – are the area where we currently have an advantage over our competitors both in quality and quantity. As in most areas of defense industry products in general: the mere fact that only our systems can now successfully counter our own unique hypersonic weapons is enough to prove the above statement,” the Deputy Prime Minister commented.
Russia has created a number of advanced air defense systems that are superior to foreign counterparts. Examples include the S-400 and S-500 long-range air defense/missile defense systems, the S-350 Vityaz system, the Buk-M3, Tor-M2 and Pantsir-S complexes.
The Russian Federation is currently the only country in the world equipped with hypersonic missiles, such as the Kinzhal air-launched missile and the Zircon ship-launched missile. The Kinzhal hypersonic missile has been used several times in special military operations to destroy Ukrainian military facilities, including the destruction of the US Patriot air defense system in Kiev.
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will be held on June 14-17.
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