Russia knows that the United States is ahead of China in creating hypersonic weapons – РТ in Russian
Russia knows that in the United States of America it is slightly refuting the project of hypersonic weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a speech at the Russia Calling! Plenary investment forum.
“You said that China is testing hypersonic weapons. The test passed successfully. And we saw the reaction of our American partners on this score. What we know is that American partners are still a little ahead in the creation of American hypersonic weapons. They just don’t talk about it, and no one makes a noise about it. Just as no one made a fuss about when they tested anti-satellite weapons ten years ago – and his. Russia carried out such a test quite recently – there was noise all over the world, ”Putin said, answering a question from a journalist.
He recognizes that it is important for Russia to conduct a dialogue on strategic stability with the United States and China.
Putin also spoke about the successful test of a hypersonic missile with a speed of Mach 9.
Earlier, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to the President on the successful firing of a Zircon hypersonic missile from a Northern Fleet frigate in the White Sea.
Shoigu also said that Russia has successfully tested a promising system, which “jewelry” hit the old satellite.