"The US is defenseless against thes uper sonic weapons of China and Russia"
A report by GAO, the US State Comptroller's Office, states that "the United States lacks the defensive capability to defend itself from highly sophisticated ultrasonic weapons of China and Russia." The Pentagon responded: "The report describes an accurate picture, a sad macro picture showing how the US is facing the world in the face of increasing threats"
Dan Arkin 18/12/2018 Contact author
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The US lacks the defensive capability to defend itself from highly sophisticated ultrasonic weapons of China and Russia, according to a report by the US State Comptroller's Office (GAO).
"China and Russia are developing supersonic weapons because their speed and maneuverability can defeat most of the air defense systems, and they can also use ultrasonic capabilities to improve and upgrade conventional and nuclear attack capabilities," the report says.
At the beginning of the year, the Russian army announced that it had successfully tested a nuclear supersonic missile "capable of slipping through enemy's enemy systems." The Russian Defense Ministry presented a video showing a Russian MiG-31 fighter launching a KINZHAL rocket in a firing exercise, And hit a target at a range in southern Russia.
On this occasion, President Putin himself announced that the Kinzal missile is flying at 10 times the speed of the sound and has a range of more than 1,250 kilometers and is capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads and hitting ground and sea targets.
In April, the Pentagon announced a deal with Lockheed Martin to develop a US $ 928 million "conventional sonic missile" (HCSW) for the US Air Force, and Lockheed Martin won a $ 480 million contract to develop a prototype of an airborne ultrasonic rocket (ARRW) ) The Pentagon said that these two weapons are sonic and "will have a unique ability to fight the future air."
In response to the GAO report, the Pentagon said the report "describes an accurate picture, a sad macro picture showing how the US is facing the world in the face of ever-increasing threats."
https://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/node/36777
A report by GAO, the US State Comptroller's Office, states that "the United States lacks the defensive capability to defend itself from highly sophisticated ultrasonic weapons of China and Russia." The Pentagon responded: "The report describes an accurate picture, a sad macro picture showing how the US is facing the world in the face of increasing threats"
Dan Arkin 18/12/2018 Contact author
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The US lacks the defensive capability to defend itself from highly sophisticated ultrasonic weapons of China and Russia, according to a report by the US State Comptroller's Office (GAO).
"China and Russia are developing supersonic weapons because their speed and maneuverability can defeat most of the air defense systems, and they can also use ultrasonic capabilities to improve and upgrade conventional and nuclear attack capabilities," the report says.
At the beginning of the year, the Russian army announced that it had successfully tested a nuclear supersonic missile "capable of slipping through enemy's enemy systems." The Russian Defense Ministry presented a video showing a Russian MiG-31 fighter launching a KINZHAL rocket in a firing exercise, And hit a target at a range in southern Russia.
On this occasion, President Putin himself announced that the Kinzal missile is flying at 10 times the speed of the sound and has a range of more than 1,250 kilometers and is capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads and hitting ground and sea targets.
In April, the Pentagon announced a deal with Lockheed Martin to develop a US $ 928 million "conventional sonic missile" (HCSW) for the US Air Force, and Lockheed Martin won a $ 480 million contract to develop a prototype of an airborne ultrasonic rocket (ARRW) ) The Pentagon said that these two weapons are sonic and "will have a unique ability to fight the future air."
In response to the GAO report, the Pentagon said the report "describes an accurate picture, a sad macro picture showing how the US is facing the world in the face of ever-increasing threats."
https://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/node/36777
