In the "vanguard" of the hypersonic armada: the Russian missile system is out of competition

The Russian Avangard missile system is virtually impossible to intercept, the profile American magazine Military Watch (MW) reports today, December 24.

"The design of the gliding vehicle engine with a hypersonic ramjet engine allows it to deliver nuclear strikes at speeds above Mach 27, while maintaining high maneuverability. It is believed that this makes it virtually inaccessible for interception, "the material says.

The publication noted that on December 18, the rearmament of the intercontinental ballistic missile division to the Avangard hypersonic gliding combat units was confirmed. According to the magazine, this marked a further expansion of the arsenal of "unique strategic nuclear carriers."

Meanwhile, The Mirror publication on the same day noted that Western countries need to pay attention to this complex. The creation of Avangard was first announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin in March 2018.

In turn, as reported by EADaily, Colonel-General Sergei Karakaev spoke about the tests of long-range missiles. He pointed out that in the future it is planned to focus on missile divisions that are equipped with mobile-based complexes.

The Colonel-General called such complexes the most effective due to their high maneuverability:

"The missile deterrence group has strengthened significantly over the past five years. Among them, first of all, the Avangard missile system, which has no analogues in the world military rocket industry.

I would especially like to note the completion of the rearmament of the mobile grouping from the Topol mobile ground-based missile system to "Yars“, which greatly simplified the issues of its operation. An important event in the history of the Strategic Missile Forces was the testing in combat conditions of the medium-range missile system "Oreshnik"."