Although the era of the Cold War is a thing of the past, today there are enough problems in the world that have to be solved with the help of the latest developments in the field of weapons. At first glance, the main world problems come from terrorist groups, the relations of some major world powers are also quite tense.

IN Lately relations between Russia and the United States became extremely tense. Using NATO, the US surrounds Russia with missile defense systems. Concerned about this, Russia began to develop hypersonic aircraft, so-called "drones" that can carry nuclear warheads. It is with these projects that the secret supersonic glider Yu-71 is associated, the tests of which are carried out in the strictest secrecy.

History of the development of hypersonic weapons

The first tests of aircraft capable of flying at speeds exceeding the speed of sound began back in the 50s of the 20th century. This was due to the era of the Cold War, when the two strongest superpowers in the world (USA and USSR) tried to outdo each other in the arms race. The first Soviet development in this area was the Spiral system. It was a small orbital aircraft, and had to meet the following parameters:

  • The system was supposed to be superior to the American X-20 "Dyna Soar", which was a similar project;
  • The hypersonic carrier aircraft was supposed to provide a speed of about 7,000 km / h;
  • The system had to be reliable and not fall apart when overloaded.

Despite all the efforts of Soviet designers, the characteristics of the hypersonic carrier aircraft did not even come close to the cherished high-speed figure. The project had to be closed, as the system did not even take off. To the great joy of the Soviet government, the American tests also failed miserably. While world aviation was still infinitely far from speeds exceeding several times the speed of sound.

Tests that were already closer to hypersonic technologies took place in 1991, then back in the USSR. Then the flight of "Cold" was carried out, which was a flying laboratory created on the basis of the S-200 missile system, based on the 5V28 missile. The first test was quite successful, as it was possible to develop a speed of about 1,900 km / h. Developments in this area continued until 1998, after which they were curtailed due to the economic crisis.

The development of supersonic technology in the 21st century

Although there is no exact information on the development of hypersonic weapons for the period from 2000 to 2010, having collected materials from open sources, one can see that these developments were carried out in several directions:

  • First of all, warheads for ballistic missiles are being developed. intercontinental missiles s. Although their weight far exceeds conventional missiles of this class, due to the implementation of maneuvers in the atmosphere, they will not be able to be intercepted by standard missile defense systems;
  • The next direction in the development of supersonic technologies is the development of the Zircon complex. This complex is based on the Yakhont/Onyx supersonic missile launcher;
  • Also being developed missile system, whose rockets will be able to reach speeds that exceed the speed of sound by 13 times.

If all these projects are united in one holding, then the missile, which will be created by joint efforts, can be both ground-based and air- or ship-based. If American project"Prompt Global Strike", which provides for the creation of supersonic weapons capable of hitting anywhere in the world within one hour, will be crowned with success, Russia can only be protected by intercontinental supersonic missiles of its own design.

Russian supersonic missiles, the tests of which are recorded by British and American specialists, are capable of reaching speeds of about 11,200 km/h. They are almost impossible to shoot down and even extremely difficult to track. There is very little information about this project, which often appears under the name Yu-71 or "object 4202".

The most famous facts about Russia's secret weapon Yu-71

The secret Yu-71 glider, which is part of Russia's supersonic missile program, is capable of flying to New York in 40 minutes. Although this information has not been officially confirmed, based on the fact that supersonic Russian missiles capable of reaching speeds of over 11,00 km / h, such conclusions can be drawn.

According to the few information that can be found about him, the Yu-71 glider is capable of:

  • Fly at speeds over 11,000 km/h;
  • Possesses incredible maneuverability;
  • Able to plan;
  • During the flight, it can go into space.

Although the tests have not yet been completed, everything suggests that by 2025 Russia may have this supersonic glider armed with nuclear warheads. Such a weapon will be able to appear almost anywhere in the world within an hour and inflict pinpoint nuclear strike.

Dmitry Rogozin said that Russia's defense industry, which was the most developed and advanced during the Soviet era, fell far behind in the arms race in the 1990s and 2000s. Over the past decade Russian army starts to revive. Soviet technology is being replaced by modern high-tech models, and fifth-generation weapons, which since the 90s have been “stuck” in design bureaus in the form of drafts on paper, are beginning to take on quite specific shapes. According to Rogozin, the new Russian weapons can surprise the world with its unpredictability. Under the unpredictable weapon, most likely, they meant the Yu-71 glider, armed with nuclear warheads.

Although this device has been developed since at least 2010, information about its tests came to the US military only in 2015. The Pentagon fell into complete despondency because of this, because in the case of the use of the Yu-71, the entire missile defense system, which is installed along the perimeter of the territory of Russia, becomes absolutely useless. In addition, the United States of America itself becomes defenseless against this secret nuclear glider.

Yu-71 is able not only to deliver nuclear strikes against the enemy. Due to the presence of a powerful cutting-edge electronic warfare system, the glider is capable of in a few minutes, flying over the territory of the United States, to disable all detection stations equipped with electronic equipment.

According to NATO reports, from 2020 to 2025, up to 24 Yu-71 type devices may appear in the Russian army, any of which is capable of crossing the enemy border unnoticed and destroying whole city several shots.

Russian plans for the development of hyperweapons

Although no official statements have been made in Russia regarding the adoption of the Yu-71, it is known that development began at least in 2009. Back in 2004, it was announced that spacecraft, which is capable of developing hypersonic speed, has successfully passed the test. It is also known that the test vehicle is capable of not only flying along a given course, but also performing various maneuvers in flight.

The key feature of the new weapon will be precisely this ability to perform maneuvers at supersonic speeds. Doctor of military sciences Konstantin Sivkov claims that modern intercontinental missiles are capable of reaching supersonic speeds, although they only act as ballistic warheads. The flight path of these missiles is easy to calculate and prevent. The main danger for the enemy, it is precisely controlled aircraft that are able to change the direction of movement and move along a complex and unpredictable trajectory.

At a meeting of the military-industrial commission, which was held in Tula on September 19, 2012, Dmitry Rogozin made a statement that we should expect the emergence of a new holding that will take over all aspects of the development of hypersonic technologies. Also at this conference, enterprises were named that should be part of the new holding:

  • NPO Mashinostroeniya, which is now directly involved in the development of supersonic technologies. To create a holding, "NPO Mashinostroeniya" must leave Roskosmos;
  • The next part of the new holding should be the Tactical missile armament»;
  • The Almaz-Antey Concern, whose sphere of activity currently lies in the field of anti-missile and aerospace spheres, should also be actively assisted in the work of the holding.

Although, according to Rogozin, this merger has long been necessary, due to some legal aspects, it has not yet taken place. Rogozin stressed that this process is precisely a merger, and not a takeover of one company by another. It is this process that will significantly accelerate the development of hypersonic technologies in the military field.

Director of the Center for Analysis of the World Arms Trade, military expert and chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Igor Korotchenko supports the merger ideas voiced by Rogozin. According to him, new holding will be able to fully concentrate its efforts on the creation of new promising types of weapons. Since both enterprises have great potential, together they will be able to make a significant contribution to the development of the Russian defense complex.

If by 2025 Russia will be armed with not only hypersonic missiles with nuclear warheads, but also Yu-71 gliders, this will be a serious bid in negotiations with the United States. Due to the fact that America is accustomed to acting from a position of strength in all negotiations of this type, dictating to the other side only favorable conditions for itself, full-fledged negotiations with it can only be carried out with new powerful weapons. Forcing the United States to listen to the words of the opponent is possible only by seriously frightening the Pentagon.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Army-2015 conference, noted that the nuclear forces will receive 40 of the latest intercontinental missiles. Many understood that they meant hypersonic missiles that are able to overcome all known systems. missile defense. The president's words are indirectly confirmed by Viktor Murakhovsky (a member of the expert council under the chairman of the military-industrial commission), saying that Russian intercontinental ballistic missiles are being improved every year.

Russia is developing cruise missiles capable of flying at hypersonic speeds. These missiles are capable of reaching targets at ultra-low altitudes. All modern complexes The missile defense systems that are in service with NATO are not able to hit targets flying at such low altitudes. In addition, all modern missile defense systems are capable of intercepting targets that fly at a speed of no more than 800 meters per second, so even if you do not count the Yu71 glider, Russian supersonic intercontinental missiles will be enough to render NATO missile defense systems useless.

According to the latest data, it is known that the United States and China are also developing their own analogue of the Yu-71, only Chinese development can compete with Russian development. The Americans, to their deepest sorrow, have not yet been able to achieve serious success in this area.

The Chinese glider is known as the Wu-14. This device was officially tested only in 2012, but as a result of these tests, it was able to reach speeds of over 11,000 km / h. Although the general public knows about the speed qualities of the Chinese development, there is not a word anywhere about the weapons that the Chinese glider will be equipped with.

The American supersonic drone Falcon HTV-2, which was tested several years ago, suffered a crushing fiasco - it simply lost control and crashed after 10 minutes of flight.

If supersonic weapons become the standard armament of Russian Space Force, then the entire missile defense system will become practically useless. The introduction of supersonic technologies will make a real revolution in the military sphere around the world.

Yu-71 - hypersonic aircraft / Photo: azfilm.ru

In the ongoing discussions about the creation of a hypersonic aircraft (GZLA) in Russia, new data have appeared.

“It is assumed that the Yu-71 will be used as combat equipment for the new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile and it is not excluded that one of the variants of the hypersonic vehicle can be adapted for the promising strategic bomber PAK DA”

Boris Obnosov, General Director of Tactical Missiles Corporation OJSC (KTRV), although indirectly, confirmed to the VPK.name publication that developments were underway on a project known as “object 4202”.

The head of "KTRV" called the topic on "4202" closed and made it clear that in order to create such a weapon, system work which is going in this direction.

“You all know very well about hypersound from the media. China, India, France, the USA and, of course, Russia are engaged in this, B. Obnosov explained. “We have considerable historical experience in this regard.”

Boris Obnosov / Photo: aprpress.com The author of the publication noted that a short commentary was received during the work of the MAKS-2015 salon, but the reason for its publication appeared only after recent reports of another successful test of a hypersonic vehicle by the Chinese military.

launch secret weapon The PRC was tracked by the Pentagon. According to its representatives, the DF-ZF aircraft was launched by a ballistic missile from the Wuzhai training ground in the central Chinese province of Shanxi. He separated from the carrier at the edge of the atmosphere, and then glided to a target located several thousand kilometers from the launch site. This test was the sixth in a row in China.

Information about the GZLA test in Russia is also periodically "leaked". So, in July last year, the American edition of The Washington Free Beacon (WFB), citing a report by analysts from the British edition of Jane's Intelligence Review, reported that the Russian Federation had launched the Yu-71 apparatus in near-Earth orbit, where it was delivered by an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) UR -100 N (according to NATO classification SS-19 "Stiletto"). Its launch was made from the position area of ​​the Dombarovsk formation of the Strategic Missile Forces in the Orenburg region. Experts say that Russia has been creating an experimental apparatus since 2009. The goal of the top-secret program "4202" is to obtain super-new strategic strike weapons, which will significantly increase the capabilities of the Strategic Missile Forces. Yu-71 can be equipped with both conventional and nuclear warheads. The trajectory of a hypersonic vehicle cannot be calculated, as it flies at speeds in excess of 11,000 kilometers per hour (7,000 miles per hour) and can maneuver. These features make it almost impossible for the GZLA to be intercepted by air or missile defense elements. Speaking of "considerable historical experience", Boris Obnosov meant the developments of the USSR, which managed to get as close as possible to the practical creation of a hypersonic aircraft. In the late 1980s, the Raduga Design Bureau, which is now part of KTRV OJSC, developed a hypersonic experimental aircraft (GELA), also designated by the X-90 index. By design, it was a cruise missile with a folding delta wing and a fuselage, where a ramjet engine was located. With a launch weight of 15 tons, the X-90 rocket could accelerate to a speed of at least 4.5 Mach (1 Mach = 1225 kilometers / hour). According to reliable, but not officially confirmed data, the X-90 was launched from a carrier aircraft in the late 1980s, and the rocket reached its design speed. According to "VPK.name", "KTRV" has mastered flights at a speed of 3.5 - 4 Mach to date. But when switching to a speed of 6-7-8 Mach, a number of problems arise with the propulsion system. and they appear. We have progress in this matter, including in the Raduga Design Bureau, NPO Mashinostroyeniye, at the head site,” B. Obnosov said. It is worth noting that at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS 2015, the Central Institute of Aviation Motors (CIAM) presented a hypersonic engine capable of accelerating an aircraft to 9,000 kilometers per hour. CIAM has the largest stand in Europe, which allows reproducing flight conditions at speeds of 5-7.5 M - 6125-9187 km / h. Employees of the institute have manufactured a module of a hydrogen-powered hypersonic engine. During its tests, when simulating conditions on the stand corresponding to the flight number M = 7.4, a positive thrust was registered. By the way, according to Western analysts, the Russian Yu-71 was developed in the late 2000s and was tested four times. The first test launch took place in December 2011, the second - in September 2013, the third - in 2014, the fourth - in 2015. Experts name these dates on the basis of a number of documents related to the construction of new military facilities. It is assumed that Yu-71 will be used as combat equipment for the new intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat". It is also not excluded that one of the variants of the hypersonic vehicle can be adapted for the promising strategic bomber PAK DA. () Timur Alimov reports this in the special project "RG" "Russian Weapons".

Russia will be able to limit the effectiveness of the US missile defense system with the help of the Yu-71 hypersonic aircraft, which is currently being tested, writes the American edition of the Washington Times. The new weapon will be able to carry a nuclear charge at a speed of 10 times the speed of sound.



Estimated view of Yu-71 / Image: nampuom-pycu.livejournal.com

In the strictest secrecy, Russia is testing a new Yu-71 hypersonic maneuvering aircraft that will be capable of carrying nuclear warheads at a speed of 10 times the speed of sound, the Washington Times reports. The Kremlin is developing similar devices to overcome US missile defenses, InoTV notes, citing the newspaper. The Yu-71 (Yu-71) has been in development for several years. The last tests of the aircraft took place in February 2015. The launch took place from the Dombarovsky training ground near Orenburg. Previously, it was purely presumptively reported on other Western sources, but now this launch has been confirmed by new analysts. The publication refers to a report released in June by the well-known Western military think tank Jane's.

Previously, this designation - Yu-71 - did not appear in open sources.

According to The Washington Free Beacon, the aircraft is part of a secret Russian project with the creation of a certain object 4202. Analysts say that the February launch was carried out using a UR-100N UTTKh rocket, in which object 4202 served as the warhead, and ended unsuccessfully.

Perhaps, under such an index, the developed modifications of hypersonic maneuvering nuclear warheads are designated, which have been equipped for several years now. Russian ICBMs. These blocks, after separation from the launch vehicle, are capable of changing the flight path in altitude and course and, as a result, successfully bypass both existing and future missile defense systems.

This will give Russia the ability to deliver precision strikes against selected targets, and combined with the capabilities of its missile defense system, Moscow will be able to successfully hit a target with only one missile.

24 hypersonic aircraft with nuclear warheads will be deployed at the Dombarovsky training ground from 2020 to 2025, the military-analytical center Jane's Information Group is sure. By that time, Moscow will already have a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying the Yu-71, the newspaper writes.

The speed of hypersonic aircraft reaches 11,200 km / h, and unpredictable maneuverability makes the task of finding them almost impossible, the Washington Times emphasizes.

MOSCOW, WEAPON OF RUSSIA, Stanislav Zakaryan www.arms-expo.ru

The new top-secret Yu-71 glider is capable of reaching New York in 40 minutes. The top-secret glider Yu-71, from project 4202, is capable of maneuvering into near space and delivering a nuclear strike anywhere on the planet.

This top-secret aircraft, of which limited information began to appear in the press under the name Yu-71, is part of Project 4202, associated with the domestic missile program. From more or less reliable information about him: he is able to reach speeds of over 11 thousand kilometers per hour, has super maneuverability, uses a gliding type of flight (hence the name glider) and is capable of maneuvering into near space.

Tests are still ongoing, but their results allow us to talk about the undoubted success of Russian technical thought. It is assumed that by 2025 Russia through this new type of weapons will receive a powerful nuclear trump card in negotiations with the United States.

“The arms race at the end of the last century allowed our country to significantly outpace the NATO countries in military-technical terms and create fourth-generation weapons,” says Defense Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. - The fifth generation, let's be objective, for a number of understandable reasons related to the collapse Soviet Union, still stuck at the level of design bureaus. The current task of the military-industrial complex is not only to catch up and bring fifth-generation weapons to perfection, but also to take a step into the future - to work now on the sixth and seventh generations of weapons. And such developments, I note, very successful, already exist. This is a completely new, sometimes unpredictable weapon.”

Dmitry Olegovich did not name specific developments, limited himself only to the areas of technical development, but he, of course, also meant a hypersonic aircraft capable of carrying a nuclear weapon. warhead- Yu-71.

Russia has been developing this device, capable of hitting a target with a single missile, for several years, while conducting several successful tests. But the information leak occurred only in February 2015. The generals in the Pentagon were not only upset, but also completely discouraged: this Russian “argument” not only crosses out all plans to create a missile defense system along the Russian perimeter, but also makes the United States itself absolutely defenseless.

Among the technical capabilities of the Yu-71 is not only the delivery of instant and deadly strikes. A hypersonic vehicle equipped with an electronic warfare (electronic warfare) system is capable of crossing US territory in a matter of minutes and incapacitating all electronic detection stations on its way.

According to NATO, up to 24 hypersonic aircraft can be deployed from 2020 to 2025 in one of the regiments of the 13th missile division of the Strategic Missile Forces ( Orenburg region), presumably in the village of Dombarovsky. And let's say, the U-71 can fly to Washington in 45-50 minutes, to New York - in 40, to London - in 20. It is impossible to detect, much less shoot down these devices. There is a serious reason for frustration here!

In Russia itself, plans for the adoption of objects 4202 were not announced. However, it is known from open sources that the development of devices is carried out by NPO Mashinostroeniya (the city of Reutov near Moscow) and it was started before 2009. The formal customer of ROC 4202 is the Federal Space Agency of Russia, but the Ministry of Defense is also showing increased interest in it. At least back in 2004, the General Staff stated that a spacecraft capable of flying from hypersonic speed while performing maneuvers both in course and in height.

“Even the current warheads of domestic intercontinental ballistic missiles in the passive section develop hypersonic,” says corresponding member Russian Academy Missile and Artillery Sciences (RARAN) Doctor of Military Sciences Konstantin Sivkov. “However, the difference between a promising hypersonic warhead, most likely, lies in the fact that it acts not just like a ballistic warhead, but follows a rather complex trajectory, that is, it maneuvers like an aircraft with a huge flight speed.”

And if the Russian Strategic Missile Forces actually adopt missiles with hypersonic warheads by 2025, this will be a serious bid. Already, in America and Europe, Russian hypersonic vehicles are being called Moscow's new trump card in negotiations with Washington. They are not worried in vain: as practice shows, the United States can be seated at the negotiating table in only one way - to put into service systems that will make the Pentagon seriously scared.

“It's no secret that the combat equipment and payload of our ICBMs are constantly being improved,” says Viktor Murakhovsky, a member of the expert council under the chairman of the military-industrial commission under the government of the Russian Federation. – And when President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Army-2015 forum, said that this year more than 40 new intercontinental missiles would replenish the nuclear forces, everyone paid attention to this figure, but somehow missed the continuation of the phrase: “which will be able to overcome any, even the most technically advanced missile defense systems.

It is no secret that Russia is also developing hypersonic cruise missiles that reach targets at low altitudes. It is practically impossible to hit them even with promising missile defense systems, because these are, in fact, aerodynamic targets. In addition, modern missile defense systems have limits on the speed of hitting targets: interception is possible only within 700-800 meters per second. Plus, the anti-missile should have the ability to maneuver with overloads. And such in NATO does not yet exist.

Developments similar to our Yu-71 hypersonic vehicle are being carried out in China and the USA. At the same time, experts believe that only a Chinese development called Wu-14 can become a serious rival to the Russian hypersonic glider. This is also a planning apparatus, although it was tested only once - in 2012.

It turned out that, like the Russian glider, the Chinese one was able to maneuver at a supersonic speed of 11 thousand kilometers per hour. It is not known, however, what weapons the Chinese apparatus is capable of carrying.

But the results of American designers are much more modest than Russian and Chinese. A few years ago, the Falcon HTV-2 hypersonic drone during testing simply lost control in the 10th minute of flight and crashed.

Russia has tested a hypersonic aircraft. This was reported Western media with reference to a report by analysts from the British edition of Jane's Intelligence Review.

According to the authors of the publication cited by The Washington Free Beacon (WFB), in February of this year, the Yu-71 apparatus was launched into low-Earth orbit, where it was delivered by an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) UR-100 N (SS-19 "Stiletto" ). Its launch was made from the position area of ​​the Dombarovsk formation of the Strategic Missile Forces in the Orenburg region. It is it that, as alleged, will receive 24 Yu-71 units by 2025, which, most likely, will be used as combat equipment for the new one.

Analysts suggest that the development of the experimental device is carried out as part of a top-secret program with the designation "4202", carried out since 2009. Its goal is to create a super-new strategic strike weapon, which will significantly increase the capabilities missile troops strategic purpose and will be the answer to any missile defense. Yu-71 will be able to carry both conventional and nuclear warheads.

The trajectory of a hypersonic vehicle is unpredictable. It flies at speeds in excess of 11,000 kilometers per hour (7,000 miles per hour) and can maneuver, making it almost impossible for it to be intercepted by air defense or missile defense elements.

According to Jane's analysts, the Yu-71 was developed at the end of the 2000s, and its February tests were the fourth in a row. The first test launch took place in December 2011, the second - in September 2013, the third - in 2014. The authors of the publication name these dates on the basis of a number of documents related to the construction of new military facilities.

According to WFB, a Pentagon spokesman declined to comment on Jane's information. However, the fact that the US military is closely monitoring Russian developments in this area, former U.S. Department of Defense official Mark Schneider told the publication.

According to him, Russia, unlike China, does not hide its intention to create hypersonic technology. The existence of such projects was repeatedly confirmed by Russian officials, who did not provide details. Schneider recalled that the first tests of hypersonic military facilities were carried out under the USSR in the 1980s. Then, according to available information, tests of such devices took place in 2001 and 2004.

Jane's analysts also did not rule out that one of the Yu-71 variants could be adapted for the promising PAK DA strategic bomber.

WFB notes that hypersonic vehicles are also being developed by China and several organizations in the United States. According to experts, so far it is the Celestial Empire, which has been actively launching experimental vehicles since 2014, that has managed to achieve the greatest results in this area.

This top-secret aircraft, of which limited information began to appear in the press under the name Yu-71, is part of Project 4202, associated with the domestic missile program. From more or less reliable information about him: he is able to reach speeds of over 11 thousand kilometers per hour, has super-maneuverability, uses a gliding type of flight (hence the name glider) and is capable of entering near space when maneuvering. Tests are still ongoing, but their results allow talk about the undoubted success of Russian technical thought. It is assumed that by 2025 Russia, through this new type of weapon, will receive a powerful nuclear trump card in negotiations with the United States. » Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. - The fifth generation, let's be objective, for a number of understandable reasons related to the collapse of the Soviet Union, is still stuck at the level of design bureaus. The current task of the military-industrial complex is not only to catch up and bring fifth-generation weapons to perfection, but also to take a step into the future - to work now on the sixth and seventh generations of weapons. And such developments, I note, very successful, already exist. This is a completely new, sometimes unpredictable weapon. ”Dmitry Olegovich did not name specific developments, limited himself only to the directions of technical development, but he, of course, also meant a hypersonic aircraft capable of carrying a nuclear warhead - Yu-71. Russia developed this device capable of guaranteed to hit the target with one missile for several years, while conducting several successful tests. But the information leak occurred only in February 2015. The generals in the Pentagon were not only upset, but also completely discouraged: this Russian “argument” not only crosses out all plans to create a missile defense system along the Russian perimeter, but also makes the United States itself absolutely defenseless. and deadly blows. A hypersonic vehicle equipped with an electronic warfare (electronic warfare) system is capable of crossing US territory in a matter of minutes and incapacitating all electronic detection stations on its way.
According to NATO, up to 24 hypersonic aircraft can be deployed from 2020 to 2025 in one of the regiments of the 13th missile division of the Strategic Missile Forces (Orenburg region), presumably in the village of Dombarovsky. And let's say, the U-71 can fly to Washington in 45-50 minutes, to New York - in 40, to London - in 20. It is impossible to detect, much less shoot down these devices. There is a serious reason for frustration here! In Russia itself, plans for the adoption of objects 4202 were not announced. However, it is known from open sources that the development of devices is carried out by NPO Mashinostroeniya (the city of Reutov near Moscow) and it was started before 2009. The formal customer of ROC 4202 is the Federal Space Agency of Russia, but the Ministry of Defense is also showing increased interest in it. At least, back in 2004, the General Staff stated that a spacecraft capable of flying at hypersonic speed was tested, while maneuvering both in course and in height. hypersound, says Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences (RARAN), Doctor of Military Sciences Konstantin Sivkov. “However, the difference between a promising hypersonic warhead, most likely, lies in the fact that it acts not just like a ballistic warhead, but follows a rather complex trajectory, that is, it maneuvers like an aircraft with a huge flight speed.” And if the Russian Strategic Missile Forces by 2025 indeed, they will adopt missiles with hypersonic warheads, this will be a serious bid. Already, in America and Europe, Russian hypersonic vehicles are being called Moscow's new trump card in negotiations with Washington. They are not worried in vain: as practice shows, the United States can be brought to the negotiating table in only one way - to put into service systems that will make the Pentagon seriously afraid. Viktor Murakhovsky, Chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission under the Government of the Russian Federation. – And when President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the Army-2015 forum, said that this year more than 40 new intercontinental missiles would replenish the nuclear forces, everyone paid attention to this figure, but somehow missed the continuation of the phrase: “which will be able to overcome any, even the most technically advanced missile defense systems. It is no secret that Russia is also developing hypersonic cruise missiles that reach targets at low altitudes. It is practically impossible to hit them even with promising missile defense systems, because these are, in fact, aerodynamic targets. In addition, modern missile defense systems have limits on the speed of hitting targets: interception is possible only within 700-800 meters per second. Plus, the anti-missile should have the ability to maneuver with overloads. And such a thing does not yet exist in NATO. Developments similar to our Yu-71 hypersonic vehicle are being carried out in China and the United States. At the same time, experts believe that only a Chinese development called Wu-14 can become a serious rival to the Russian hypersonic glider. This is also a glider, although it was tested only once - in 2012. It turned out that, like the Russian glider, the Chinese one was able to maneuver at a supersonic speed of 11 thousand kilometers per hour. True, it is not known what kind of weapon the Chinese apparatus is capable of carrying. But the results of American designers are much more modest than Russian and Chinese. A few years ago, the Falcon HTV-2 hypersonic drone during testing simply lost control in the 10th minute of flight and crashed.