Putin: Russia's new weapon can penetrate all missile shields
Russian engineers have developed a new weapon to counter any foreign missile shield, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters.
The Kremlin chief said that existing weapons would also be upgraded to meet the requirements of modern warfare. “We will focus on strike weapons systems that can definitely penetrate any ballistic missile shield,” the Russian president said on October 11. “We will do it, by now it is quite obvious.”
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| Russian submarine-launched Bulava missile. |
He explained that other countries’ current anti-missile systems are designed to shoot down missiles “following a specific trajectory.” Russia has been trying its best to stay one step ahead of its competitors. “What we have done is to upgrade and improve our ballistic missiles, and develop a completely new type of weapon that has no equal in the world.”
Last year, Mr. Putin unveiled a series of “futuristic” missile systems, including two hypersonic missiles that left the world in awe.
One of them is the Avangard, a maneuverable warhead that fits inside a ground-launched ballistic missile. The other is the Burevestnik, which Mr Putin said “has limited range and maneuverability”. The weapon is currently undergoing further ground tests and is expected to begin test-firing soon.
