Military expert Mikhailov: Russia is ahead of the United States in the creation of hypersonic missiles

Russia surpasses the United States in the production of hypersonic missiles, as well as other types of weapons. About it in an interview URA.RU said military analyst, head of the Bureau of Military-Political Analysis Alexander Mikhailov.

We are also talking about air defense and anti-missile defense systems (air defense and missile defense). However, Russia’s biggest advantage, according to the analyst, is precisely in the field of creating hypersonic weapons.

“The first direction is hypersonic. These delivery vehicles were the first to be invented by the Russians, tested, put into service in 2018,” Mikhailov said.

As an example, the expert cited the Zircon rocket. The projectile can reach speeds of up to Mach 9 with a range of about 1,000 kilometers. According to a military analyst, the United States has nothing similar in service.