News from the President: Aviation missile system “Dagger. "Perfect weapon": why the Russian hypersonic "Dagger" has no competitors Hypersonic missiles from the latest Kinzhal complex

On the first day of spring, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Federal Assembly with his annual message. The head of state spoke about recent successes and set new tasks. In addition, he touched upon the topic of strategic weapons designed to ensure the country's security. New systems in the future will receive all major branches of the armed forces, including combat aviation. Together with existing aircraft, it is proposed to use an aviation missile system"Dagger".

The story about the new weapon for the aerospace forces V. Putin began with a reminder of the current trends in the field of aerospace technology. Now the leading countries with great scientific potential and modern technologies, develop the so-called. hypersonic weapons. Then the president gave a short "lecture" on physics and aerodynamics. He pointed out that the speed of sound is traditionally measured in mach, a unit named after the Austrian physicist Ernst Mach. At an altitude of 11 km, Mach 1 equals 1062 km/h. Speed ​​from M=1 to M=5 is considered supersonic, more than M=5 - hypersonic.

MiG-31BM takes off with a Kinzhal missile

With hypersonic flight speed, it gives the armed forces the most serious advantages over the enemy. Such weapons can be characterized by high power, and high speed protects them from interception by anti-aircraft or missile defense. Interceptors simply cannot catch up with the attacking product. As the president stated, it is understandable why the world's leading countries are striving to acquire such weapons. And Russia already has such funds.

The most important step in the creation modern means weapons, V. Putin called the development of a high-precision aviation missile system, which, allegedly, has no analogues in foreign countries. Tests of this system have already been completed. Moreover, since December 1, the new complex has been used in the order of experimental combat duty at the airfields of the Southern Military District.

Rocket is bigger

According to V. Putin, a rocket with the help of a high-speed carrier aircraft should reach the launch site in a matter of minutes. After being dropped, the rocket develops a speed ten times the speed of sound. Throughout the trajectory, despite the high speed, the product is able to perform maneuvers. The ability to change the flight path allows you to protect the missile from enemy defenses. According to the president, the new missile is guaranteed to overcome modern and, possibly, advanced air defense and missile defense systems. A hypersonic missile is capable of flying at a range of up to 2,000 km and delivering a conventional or nuclear warhead to the target.

Unlike some others promising developments, presented last week, the aviation missile system has already received its own name. It was designated as "Dagger". Other names and designations, such as the GRAU index, the working code of the project, etc. the President did not.

As is the case with others the latest samples weapons, the words of the president were followed by a demonstration video showing the most interesting footage from the tests of a promising missile system. Video filming most clearly confirms V. Putin's statements about the testing. Some of the stages of one of the test launches, filmed by military operators, were allowed to be used in a video for showing to the general public.

The plane before the missile drop

The video begins with shots of the MiG-31BM fighter-interceptor taking off. Already during the takeoff, it is clear that not the usual and standard ammunition load is suspended under the bottom of its fuselage, but some new weapon. The interceptor lifts a large and massive new type of missile into the air. Part of the further flight with access to the launch point, however, was shown using simplified computer graphics. But then again there was a video recording of real tests with a real rocket launch.

Being on a given course and maintaining a certain height and speed, the carrier aircraft dropped the Kinzhal missile. In free flight, she "failed" in height, after which she dropped the tail fairing and started the sustainer engine. The flight of the rocket was again not shown in the form of documentary footage and was depicted schematically. In the next episode computer model plane dropped an animated rocket, and that ballistic trajectory went to the ship of the conditional enemy. It is worth noting that the painted target ship had a recognizable appearance and looked like a real sample.

Product X-47M2 separated

The last stages of the missile's flight, entering the target area, and then pointing at it, were shown using graphics. Moreover, this time the “camera” was located directly on board the rocket. The product headed for the enemy ship, went into a dive, and then the video signal, as expected, disappeared. However, in the video they showed the defeat of the target, although it was different. The ammunition fell on the land fortification and blew it up. The carrier aircraft MiG-31BM, in turn, returned to the airfield and landed.

Shortly after the end of the president's speech, new information about the Dagger project appeared. So, the Russian press cited the second designation new rocket- X-47M2. The Commander of the Aerospace Forces, Colonel General Sergei Surovikin, indicated that the new missile belongs to the class of hypersonic aeroballistic weapons. According to him, state tests of the new complex have already been carried out at the training grounds of the Ministry of Defense. During the checks, he fully confirmed his effectiveness. All missile launches ended with the exact defeat of the intended targets.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces also revealed some details of the combat work of the Kinzhal product. So, in the final ballistic phase of the flight, the rocket uses an all-weather homing head. This makes it possible to use the missile at any time of the day with the required accuracy and selectivity of hitting the target. Max Speed rockets in flight are 10 times the speed of sound. The firing range, as confirmed by the commander-in-chief, reaches 2 thousand km.

Resetting the tail fairing

Thus, in the interests of the Aerospace Forces, the latest aeroballistic missile was developed, suitable for the destruction of various ground or surface objects. The Kh-47M2 "Dagger" product can carry both a conventional and a special warhead, which expands the range of tasks to be solved. MiG-31 interceptors are now used as a carrier latest modification"BM".

One of the most interesting features project "Dagger" is the choice of carrier aircraft. They decided to use the air-to-surface missile with a fighter, the basis of whose weapons are air-to-air products. The reasons for this are obvious. The maximum speed of the MiG-31BM aircraft at an altitude reaches 3400 km/h, which allows it to reach the launch point in the shortest possible time. Besides, high speed carrier flight during a missile drop allows you to get some advantages. At the moment of release, the rocket already has a high initial speed, and therefore the energy of its engine is spent only on subsequent acceleration with access to a quasi-ballistic trajectory.

Engine starting

Thus, the potential of the rocket, provided by hypersonic flight speed, is not reduced due to insufficient parameters of the carrier. From the point of view of flight speed, preliminary acceleration of the rocket and the speed of solving combat missions, the MiG-31BM is the most successful platform.

The X-47M2 product has a very simple shapes and outlines. The rocket received a conical nose fairing, which accounts for about half the length of the product. The second half of the body is formed by a cylindrical section, equipped with X-shaped planes in the tail section. A smooth tail section of the hull for the duration of the flight under the aircraft is equipped with a drop fairing having the shape of a truncated cone. Exact information about the design of the product has not yet been given, but now we can say that it is equipped with a solid propellant propulsion engine. The type of homing head is unknown.

It should be noted that the new aircraft rocket Outwardly, it is very similar to the ballistic ammunition of the Iskander operational-tactical complex. In the past, there were rumors at various levels about the possible creation of an aviation modification of this system, but they still have not received official confirmation. The characteristic exterior of the newest Kinzhal missile can serve as a kind of confirmation of the rumors of the recent past. At the same time, similarities can only be associated with similar technical requirements and tactical roles.

The rocket headed towards the target

It is alleged that the Kinzhal missile belongs to the aeroballistic class. This means that the product is dropped from the carrier aircraft, after which it turns on the engine and with its help enters the ascending trajectory. Further, the flight occurs in almost the same way as in the case of other ballistic missiles. The difference between the X-47M2 and other systems is due to the use of a homing head. Devices, the type of which has not yet been specified, are used to detect the target and correct the missile's course at all stages of flight, including the descending part of the ballistic trajectory. In the latter case, the most accurate hit on the specified target is ensured.

The promising Kinzhal, like the already well-known Iskander, has characteristic capabilities: the missiles of both complexes are capable of maneuvering along the trajectory. Because of this, enemy anti-missile systems lose the ability to timely calculate the trajectory of an incoming missile and correctly intercept. On the descending section of the trajectory, the rocket develops a maximum speed, up to M=10, which drastically reduces the allowable reaction time. As a result, the Kinzhal system is really capable of showing the highest combat characteristics and break through the existing air and missile defense system.

Demonstration of flight trajectory principles

First, Vladimir Putin, and then Sergey Surovikin spoke about recent work within the framework of the project with the cipher “Dagger”. Not later than the autumn of last year, the industry and the Ministry of Defense conducted all the necessary tests of the latest missile, and also completed its fine-tuning. Already on December 1, an order appeared to take the new missile into experimental combat operation. The X-47M2 product is operated as part of a full-fledged complex, which also includes the MiG-31BM carrier aircraft. So far, only aviation units from the Southern Military District have new weapons.

Apparently, in the foreseeable future, the armed forces will complete trial operation the latest weapons, and shortly after that, the Kinzhal complex will receive a recommendation for adoption. The result of this will be the re-equipment of aviation units, accompanied by a significant increase in the strike potential of tactical aviation.

The rocket falls on the target

It should be recalled that on this moment Russian tactical aviation has at its disposal only air-to-surface systems with a launch range of tens or hundreds of kilometers. Products capable of flying thousands of kilometers are in service only in strategic aviation. The Kinzhal missile system with a launch range of up to 2,000 km will actually occupy an intermediate position between purely tactical and exclusively strategic weapons. With its help, it will be possible to strike as quickly as possible at enemy targets at operational-strategic depths.

Greater flexibility of use will be provided by the existence of special and non-nuclear warheads. Depending on the task and the type of object being attacked, it will be possible to choose one or another warhead. Thus, the combat qualities of the X-47M2 missile will fully correspond to its "intermediate" position. Tactical aviation, in turn, will bring its capabilities closer to strategic ones.

All promising samples strategic weapons, presented by Vladimir Putin last Thursday, were created in the interests of nuclear forces and in order to ensure the deterrence of a potential adversary. The Kinzhal aviation missile system is fully consistent with such tasks, although it turns out to be more flexible and versatile in comparison with other systems. Depending on the situation in the theater of operations, it can become a means of a powerful strike by tactical aviation forces or solve tasks inherent in strategic complexes.

The Kinzhal missile system has already passed almost all stages of inspections, including state tests. According to the results of development work, he was put on experimental combat duty in parts of the Aerospace Forces. Thus, the armed forces have already received one of the latest strike weapons and are now mastering it. In the foreseeable future, upon completion of all the required checks and trial operation, the new missile will be put into service and will go to the warehouses of parts. The potential of the Aerospace Forces will grow noticeably, and with it the country's defense capability will improve.

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The hypersonic weapon announced by Vladimir Putin in his message was declared by many Western critics to be nothing more than computer graphics.
On Sunday, the Ministry of Defense for the first time demonstrated a missile of the Kinzhal high-precision aviation missile system, which, according to experts, encroaches on the vulnerability of such a shrine to the American military power like aircraft carriers

On the night of March 11, the Russian Ministry of Defense for the first time showed the real appearance of the rocket of the Kinzhal hypersonic aviation missile system and its launch. The combat training launch of the missile was carried out by a MiG-31 VKS fighter-interceptor, which launched from an airfield in the Southern Military District.

The launch took place in the normal mode, and the hypersonic missile hit its designated target at the training ground. “During the launch of a hypersonic missile, performance characteristics and time indicators of the Kinzhal high-precision aviation missile system, the Ministry of Defense noted.

Recall that Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his address to the Federal Assembly on March 1, showed a number of new breakthrough Russian weapons, which will allow Russia to ensure maximum defense capability, as well as the possibility of delivering retaliatory strikes in the event of an enemy attack that will overcome any defensive systems and achieve goals. Among those presented were hypersonic weapons, in particular the Kinzhal complex, which had never before been mentioned or demonstrated anywhere.

Putin is not Trump

Putin's newest weapons turned out to be such an ultimatum and unexpected for the whole world that many simply refused to believe in his existence. Leading Western media, experts, politicians and the military were quick to call the new weapon computer graphics drawn specifically for the presidential message.

But in the case of the new video of the Ministry of Defense, such a trick will no longer work. The published recording clearly shows both the appearance of the rocket and its flight at hypersonic speed after being dropped from the carrier.

Military expert Alexei Leonkov believes that this video is aimed, among other things, at demonstrating that the declared weapons really exist, and are not computer graphics.

“Some people think we are fooling them. They simply do not understand our system, that when our Supreme Commander comes out and speaks, he does not scatter words. So this is the place to be, and no fairy tales, no fantasies, no bluff. This is not Donald Trump saying he has a big red button in his office, bigger than Kim Jong Un. These are two different types of leader,” Leonkov said.

Relationship with Iskander

Kinzhal is a high-precision hypersonic aviation missile system capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads. Its main element is a hypersonic aeroballistic missile with a range of over 2,000 km. The maximum speed exceeds the speed of sound by 10 times, which corresponds to 10 Mach numbers (at an altitude of 11 km it is about 10.6 thousand km / h, and at the surface of the Earth - about 12 thousand km / h), and to develop its main engine allows for a few seconds. At the same time, at such a huge speed, the rocket is able to maneuver throughout the entire flight segment.

The missile is designed to destroy both land and sea targets. An all-weather homing head is installed on it, which provides high accuracy, as well as the ability to hit targets at any time of the day and under any climatic conditions.

Such a rocket was demonstrated for the first time. The Kh-32 cruise missile, which has been in service since 2016 and is designed to destroy ground targets, is a little short of hypersonic speed (Mach 3.5-4.6 instead of the required 5 or more), and also has a range of up to 1,000 km. The Zircon, which is under development, is a sea-based hypersonic missile with a range of only 400 km and a speed slightly lower than that of the Dagger (about Mach 8).

Alexei Leonkov noted that the Kinzhal missile is similar to the 9M723 missile of the Iskander-M complex, which is called quasi-ballistic, and did not rule out that it was it that served as the basis for the new complex.

In addition, even when the Kh-101 missile was being created, the question arose between the two options cruise missiles. long range(over 5 thousand km) and low visibility, but without hypersound, that is, in fact, the Kh-101, or hypersonic with a radius of about 2 thousand km. The choice was made in favor of range and invisibility, perhaps not least because of the high cost and complexity of the hypersonic project. Perhaps it was those developments that formed the basis of the Dagger complex.

The main advantage of the "Dagger" is invulnerability

“The main advantage of the Kinzhal is the ability to hit well-defended targets,” military expert Anton Lavrov told the VZGLYAD newspaper. “The subsonic Kh-101 can be hit by modern air defense systems. And the strikes of the Kinzhal are now irresistible, since their missiles are invulnerable to any modern air defense and missile defense systems," he stressed.

Leonkov explained that the possibility of intercepting a new missile is excluded due to its speed of approach to the target, maneuvering and the ability to choose the most effective angle of attack. “There are two ways to shoot down air targets: on the opposite course and in pursuit. On a collision course, it is difficult to hit such a maneuvering missile. If we talk about modern air defense systems, then their missiles, if they make a mistake on the opposite course, then they fly further in pursuit of the target. But in order to go after the "Dagger", you need your anti-missile not only to maneuver, it must develop a speed of at least Mach 15. And no one in the world has such a thing, ”the expert noted, adding also that the characteristics of the rocket provide an enormous speed of reaction to enemy actions.

The Ministry of Defense, like Putin earlier, noted that the new system has no analogues in the world. China is most actively developing hypersonic weapons, investing tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars in it. In particular, it is testing a similar air-to-air missile with a range of just under 500 km, capable of maneuvering in flight. The United States has already recognized the loss of advantage and even the lag in the development of hypersonic weapons from Russia and China. The Pentagon does not currently have a clear program to develop or combat hypersonic missiles, the US media acknowledged, citing an Air Force report. To overcome this backlog, the US military department is asking the country's leadership for $120 million.

Russian "aircraft carrier killer"

For all its advantages, the "Dagger" is a very expensive weapon. Experts believe that it is more expensive than conventional cruise missiles, but not more expensive than nuclear ballistic missiles. Approximately at the level of "Iskander". What tasks can this complex solve?

“This is primarily an anti-ship complex. Its main task is to quickly reach the launch area and launch a rocket to hit the carrier ships. missile weapons, such as the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the Ticonderoga-class attack cruisers, or even aircraft carriers. Depending on the warhead that will be installed there, a penetrating type or a more powerful nuclear one, the targets may vary,” Leonkov said.

“This is a complex of a really dagger type, which disables an entire ship with one blow. The missile will launch outside the air defense zone, and when it reaches its speed parameters, this zone will no longer matter to it,” the expert added.

According to Leonkov, the Kinzhal complex makes it possible, for example, to disrupt the deployment of fleet forces to strike at our territory. “It is clear that if it is carried out, then at the maximum distance from the zone of application of our coastal defense means, in order to ensure security. Imagine a military leader who deploys a grouping, but it does not have such security, at any moment there may be a blow that will deprive him of important elements fleet, and he will not complete the task. Under such conditions, it seems very controversial and difficult to carry out any offensive actions with the help of the Navy,” the source said.

Leonkov did not rule out the use of the "Dagger" for ground targets, because if the issue of aiming at ships is resolved, then he will be able to shoot at the ground. “But you need to understand that this is strategic ammunition and you can’t use it anywhere. These should be especially important objects of military infrastructure, for example, missile launch sites, headquarters, command posts, communication points, they can also be used at airfields, naval bases, destroy logistics, railway junctions,” he explained. Anton Lavrov also believes that the "Dagger" is aimed precisely at the fight against aircraft carriers. “That is his greatest asset. It is problematic to repulse massed strikes with cruise strikes against ground targets without hypersound, but the fight against aircraft carrier strike groups is a rather difficult task for us, ”he stressed.

"Dagger" will block the eastern and northern coasts

Despite the fact that no one knew about the Kinzhal, it is not only in development, but even already in the Russian Armed Forces. Since December 1, this complex has been on combat duty in the Southern Military District, Vladimir Putin said. The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Sergei Surovikin, later clarified that the Kinzhal was put on experimental combat duty in one of the aviation formations, now the “basics of it” are being worked out. combat use". In other words, the system has been delivered to the troops, but it is undergoing the last field tests.

“Usually, such tests go on for a year. Depends on the test program that is delivered. If we talk about deployment, then we have the MiG-31, after modernization, when they received the letters “BM”, they were converted, including for carriers of such missiles,” Leonkov noted. “If we take the airfields based on the MiG-31, then they are in the directions where there is the greatest fear of a sudden strike: western, eastern, southern. The specifics of work on offshore facilities can move them closer to our maritime borders, so that the take-off and strike time is as short as possible,” he said.

In turn, Lavrov believes that after a full-scale introduction into the troops, the "Dagger" will first of all block the eastern and northern coasts. It is there that work on naval targets is most important, the new complex will be as effective as possible.

Experts agreed that it is unlikely that this missile will be sent for testing to Syria, since this simply does not make sense - there will be no difference with the test site. The missile is not cheap, there are simply no such objects in Syria that would be worth destroying with it, except to demonstrate the real existence of the missile, they noted.

The plane from the creator of "Buran"

Both the president and the military department noted that the missile carrier, a modernized version of the MiG-31 aircraft, is part of the complex. Why was this aircraft chosen?

The MiG-31 is a two-seat supersonic all-weather fighter-interceptor. He was the first Soviet combat aircraft fourth generation. It has been in service since 1981, its modernization began in the 2000s, its first stage was completed in 2008. The aircraft is capable of performing tasks at various altitudes - from extremely low to high (its practical ceiling is 20 km), and its range is 1.5 thousand km or 3 thousand with two external fuel tanks (it grows even with in-flight refueling up to 5 thousand km).

“The MiG-31 allows you to accelerate this missile to the speeds necessary for launch. Most likely, in order for the hypersonic engine to turn on, it must first be accelerated to supersonic speed. This decision allows us to abandon the accelerator and reduce the size of the rocket, and the aircraft itself acts as the accelerator,” Lavrov suggested. “Plus its carrying capacity and external support allow you to carry such a large missile. Don't even put more than one on it. For example, on the Su-57, it is not a fact that it can be hung up, because of the weight and size indicators, ”the expert noted.

Moreover, as Leonkov stressed, the MiG-31 is an aircraft whose modernization potential has not been fully used up. “Gleb Evgenievich Lozino-Lozinsky, the well-known designer of the Buran, took part in its creation. When the MiG-31 was created, parameters were laid into it to make it a suborbital interceptor. The plane had to rise to a much greater height and at much higher speeds - about 7 thousand km / h, its design and hull were designed for this. But this was not realized due to the fact that there was no engine that would allow the aircraft to reach such a speed. If desired, our industry will be able to return to the development of such power plant", - said the interlocutor.

As another platform for the "Dagger" called latest fighter the fifth generation of the Su-57, which is still in the testing phase. “He has two closed bomb bays that are located inside the aircraft, which helps him to be less radio-observable. If the parameters of this missile and the bomb bay match, then he will be able to take one or two such missiles,” Leonkov said. “The main purpose of the Su-57 is stealth and the solution of specific tasks. This would make it possible to use the “Dagger” for a covert strike against the enemy: entering some zone so that the enemy does not find the carrier, and then launching a rocket and leaving this zone, ”he added.
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The world has stepped into the era of hypersonic weapons. It is the era, since from the very moment when Russian scientists and engineers created, successfully tested and put into service a hypersonic aviation missile system, this weapon has become a priority for the development of any army in the world. This is primarily due to the fact that, compared with conventional conventional weapons, or even supersonic ones, hypersonic weapons, in particular, the Kinzhal air and missile system, make any air defense and missile defense system useless.

ARC "Dagger"

It just so happened that the information about the creation, successful testing and putting on experimental combat duty of the Kinzhal hypersonic aviation missile system came as a complete surprise. On March 1, 2018, in a message to the Federal Assembly, Vladimir Putin announced this publicly, thereby arousing genuine interest among both ordinary citizens and representatives of military blocs.

What is a hypersonic weapon "Dagger"? "Kinzhal" is a Russian hypersonic aviation missile system, which includes a carrier aircraft and a combat missile moving at hypersonic speeds. In fact, the carrier aircraft, which, according to experts, the Su-57 fighter-bomber (or one of its modifications) will become in the future, will deliver a hypersonic missile to the drop point, after which the ARC Kinzhal hypersonic missile will develop a flight speed of 12250 km / h, and, carrying out maneuvering, depending on the conditions of the terrain, will go to the specified target. Given the flight speed, a hypersonic missile will be able to reach the most distant target (more than 2000 kilometers - author's note) in less than 10 minutes, which makes air defense and missile defense systems completely useless, since the interception of such missiles is almost impossible.

"Dagger" to the envy of enemies

Appearance in service Russian army hypersonic weapon "Dagger" caused a lot of bewilderment among various military blocs, in particular, we are talking about NATO, since the first American prototype of a hypersonic missile is supposed to be tested only in 2019, while the weapon itself will go into service with the United States no earlier than 2021 , which points to the fact that Russia has seized the military advantage within a few years.

The key feature of the Kinzhal ARC is the fact that it is impossible to detect the movement of the air-missile system, that is, the hypersonic missile itself can be installed on any carrier aircraft. Moreover, given the officially presented data that missiles can carry both a conventional charge and a nuclear one, the destruction caused by the Russian "Dagger" can be colossal and even advanced protection will not allow saving the object scheduled for destruction.

Experts believe that in the near future, upgraded versions will appear on the basis of a hypersonic missile. Capable of flying over much longer distances, say, up to 3-4 thousand kilometers.

Despite the fact that the Ministry of Defense has officially declared that the Russian hypersonic air-missile complex "Kinzhal" is not so promising and innovative, and even more so does not pose any threat to "... the most powerful army in the world ...", independent experts call ARC "Dagger" the most powerful weapon in a world capable of destroying almost any object, regardless of whether we are talking about ground targets, sea or space objects.

The unique research of Russian scientists and the development of engineers made it possible to create the unique Kinzhal hypersonic aviation missile system, which, according to independent experts, is today one of the best and most powerful weapons in the world. In fact, Russia became the first country to successfully test and start using hypersonic weapons, which the United States has so far only dreamed of, which in turn ensures the country's high defense capability and high military potential. What is the Kinzhal hypersonic aviation missile system?

What is a "dagger"?

Due to the fact that the development of domestic scientists and engineers is unique and secret, true information the purpose and capabilities of the Kinzhal hypersonic aviation missile system are not disclosed, however, it is known that it includes a carrier aircraft and a hypersonic missile. Warhead missiles of the Kinzhal complex can be equipped with both a conventional warhead and a nuclear one, which allows you to inflict colossal damage to the enemy. The maximum flight speed of the rocket of the Kinzhal air-missile system is about 12,250 km / h, which means that the rocket will be able to cover a distance of 2,000 kilometers in less than 10 minutes.

Considering hypersonic speed missile flight, the Kinzhal aviation missile system renders useless the operation of air defense and missile defense systems, which is already a matter of concern to the US Department of Defense, as this means that against modern Russian weapons there is simply no protection.

No less important key feature hypersonic aviation missile system "Dagger" is that a missile with a warhead can maneuver in any part of the terrain, which makes its flight imperceptible.

Carrier aircraft for "Dagger"

Given the fact that the Kinzhal air and missile system is a modern development, the Russian Su-57 fighter-bomber will most likely be used as a carrier aircraft. There is no official confirmation of this yet, however, given the fact that the aircraft has not yet begun to enter service with the Russian army, it is likely that this model is the best suited for the intended purposes.

Skepticism and facts

Despite the fact that Vladimir Putin himself announced the completion of testing and development of the Kinzhal hypersonic aviation missile system, noting that the complex itself is already on experimental combat duty at the airfields of the Southern Military District, this statement has a lot of skeptics. Skepticism is primarily due to the fact that on the presented video materials, traces of editing were noticed, on which, a few moments before the explosion of the rocket, the substitution of the object that was struck was visible.

Of course, this can be explained by the fact that the developers, due to the secrecy of the air-missile complex, decided not to disclose its real capabilities, however, this is unlikely.

No less skepticism is caused by the fact that Russian scientists have not previously announced the development of hypersonic weapons, and the implementation of the project itself would most likely take at least 5-6 years, not to mention the allocation of colossal financial resources.

Be that as it may, given the officially presented data, today the Kinzhal hypersonic aviation missile system is an absolute weapon, while, with a high degree of confidence, we can say that scientists will certainly continue to improve it.

One of the most interesting moments the recent address of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to the elite and the masses has become presentation of the latest weapons, which will soon take up combat duty. As it turned out, one of them is already actively guarding the western borders of our Motherland. Aviation missile system (ARC) "Dagger" is our guest today.

On March 11, 2018, the Russian Ministry of Defense published footage of a “combat training” launch of the Kinzhal missile from a MiG-31 carrier aircraft. This aircraft is unique in itself. For more details about it, we told you in the context of developing the newest replacement for it under the name MiG-41. It is also called PAK-DP (Perspective aviation complex long-range interception).

As it turned out, it is impossible to hang a high-altitude rocket under an ordinary aircraft. Even the actually stratospheric MiG-31 in its, including anti-satellite version, is not capable of “working” with such an overall burden without additional changes in the design. The plane was finalized, the rocket was fixed and sent on combat duty.

Personnel of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Another important fact is the unique similarity of the latest "Dagger" and the relatively middle-aged operational-tactical complex "Iskander-E". More precisely, missiles to it under the symbol 9M723. Visually, there is practically no difference between them, and an increase of 70 cm in the length of the product can be caused by the installation of an aerodynamic fairing and the rocket nozzle protection that is dropped after separation from the carrier.

MiG-31 with the Kinzhal missile. Personnel of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

As for hypersound! Vladimir Putin, like our military, unanimously call new complex - hypersonic, i.e. flying towards the target at a speed 10-12 times higher than the speed of sound. From a theoretical point of view, everything is correct. Just think about it 12,000 km/h! Hypersonic refers to the speed of an object above Mach 5.(Mach 1 = 1062 km/h at an altitude of 11 km) However, American experts interpret the concept of a hypersonic product as using a ramjet engine for movement. And our blog, frankly, doesn't give a damn what Western "partners" think. Such a weapon operating at such speeds, ranges and altitudes ... no other country in the world has, except OURS!

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She still maneuvers. Despite the enormous speed, the rocket is able to actively maneuver throughout the flight to the target. If we draw an analogy with the Iskander, then even the developers cannot predict the trajectory of its movement ... it flies as it wants, this is a Russian rocket.