the Pentagon reported to journalists about the successful test of its first hypersonic missile, which with the filing of Donald trump has already received the nickname “super-duper”. So he put it at the end of June, when publicly boasted that her speed is 17 times faster than the Russian hypersonic missiles.
However, it turned out that trump got excited and all mixed up. In fact – and now it has already been confirmed by the Pentagon – their “super-duper” new 17 times faster than the speed of sound, not Russian missiles. Although it is, admittedly, a lot.
is it True that the Americans have overtaken us in terms of speed of its weapons, and what is this new super-rocket, “MK” told a leading military expert, chief editor of the magazine “Arsenal Fatherland” Victor murakhovski.
Americans really are testing, which in our understanding can be called a joint or a state – said the expert. – They test a hypersonic air-based missile AGM-183 is one of four projects on hypersonic weapons, are now leading the armed forces of the United States. This project is at a very advanced stage. Most likely, in 2021 AGM-183 will be supplied to equip the air force of the United States.
– an analogue of the Russian weapons it can be considered?
– the type it corresponds roughly to our complex “Dagger”. That is aeroballistic missile with its own engine. Due to the addition of velocities of the carrier aircraft and its engine achieves the speed of hypersonic.
What airplane will be its bearer? The new American F35?
the Carrier of AGM-183 may be a serious multi – car- bombers, or heavy fighters class. I think the new American fifth – generation aircraft, the F35 is unlikely to pull a rocket of this size. But the b-52 bombers, b-1, b-2 quite used to it.
– what size is she?
– the Specific dimensions of the missiles is not yet known, but its mass is several tons, since it is necessary to have a powerful propulsion system and an adequate supply of fuel to accelerate the missile to hypersonic speeds.
Other similar projects the Americans are at an earlier stage. There are land-based missiles and two missiles for the Navy. Them terms of readiness called from 2025 onwards. But when they really appear – it is not yet clear. But the AGM-183 they do output
– it Turns out they have already caught up with the hypersonic?
I wouldn’t say that. Still, we have a complex “Dagger” from 2017 there by the army. In addition, if they are in the process of testing only one product, then we have on duty at Intercontinental Bally’s��ble missiles is a complex “Avangard”, at the experimental combat duty – complex “Dagger” and in the final stage of testing is the “Zircon” – anti-ship complex for marine carriers. They have yet tested the only complex.
– Yes, but the Russian military, saying their missiles are usually called hypersonic speeds of about 8-10 swings, the Americans say about 17 Mahi. It turns out, their rocket faster than ours?
– you know, like the old joke: he says, well, you tell me… But seriously, at high altitude their aeroballistic missile can really reach the speed of 20 Mach. In fact the same as ours. If, for example, our “Dagger” to run at a height of about 12-15 km, then he too will develop this speed. So there is nothing surprising here.
– That is, their speed characteristics does not exceed our own? We, too, are the same?
– of Course. We have “vanguard” fly at speeds up to Mach 20. The laws of physics are the same everywhere: America and Russia. That, apparently, some Americans think a big nuisance.
