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British media: competition in the development of hypersonic weapons increases

Designers from different countries develop hypersonic means of land-based, in response to rapidly emerging threats and the development of advanced missile defense systems. These developments have become key to the armies of the world, intention to maintain its combat capability at Beyond, writes Jane's.

Британские СМИ: конкуренция в сфере разработки гиперзвукового оружия возрастает

As a result of this work created hypersonic land-based phones, demonstrating high levels of availability and reliability, as well as high accuracy, that allows you to attack a wide range of purposes.

for example, in the United States implemented a program promising hypersonic weapon, It is known as the "alternative system for flights to the entrance into the atmosphere". Hypersonic gliding apparatus (GPA) as part of the system used for delivery to the target conventional warhead. It has a conical shape and equipped with a precision guidance equipment for attack on the final trajectory.

Defense Ministry to carry out system tests planned in the United States has requested 2016 year $86 million., at 2017 year - $174 million. and in the 2018th - $197,4. The following year, the work of this program will include the production and testing of the upper stage and the fuselage GPA, to be used in flight tests.

Although the main purpose of the US Defense Department is creating a hypersonic air-based weapons, Last year the agency DARPA has initiated a new program for the development of land-based hypersonic system. These weapons must be superzharoprochnym, maneuvering, of flying at altitudes of about 61 km and is equipped with a warhead (WB) weight 113 kg.

The Pentagon hopes, research programs that will lead to the creation of the United States of various hypersonic weapon. It is also planned to organize all the work in this direction in the framework of a single “roadmap”, compiled to determine the financing plan.

According to the publication, Russia implements its program giperoruzhiya, which "strongly supports" the Kremlin. Among a number of new developments - a hypersonic strategic complex "Avangard".

According to the authors, "Vanguard" - a, likely, the name of the well-known project 4202, or hypersonic gliding device U-71. Planning combat unit (BB) capable of flying in dense atmosphere hypervelocity, appropriate 20 Meat, maneuvering on the course and height and to overcome any missile defense.

Quite possible, launch BB "vanguard" of the complex will be carried out with the new heavy ICBM "Sarmat", It suggests edition.

Similar work is also being conducted in China and India. So, in China sold DF-ZF program. known, that tests at the end of last year, the Chinese unit reached speeds 11265 km / h. It is assumed, that the production and deployment of DF-ZF GCU could begin in 2020 year. but, According to the authors, the results and pace of the tests show, that is the Chinese defense industry is required not less than ten years.

As for India, there Greatest success has been achieved in the framework of the program Shourya, GPA provides for the development of land-based. The project started to be developed as early as the 1990s,. In November 2008 year rate was achieved on tests 5 Mach and range 300 km. Recent tests were conducted in 2016 year. They took the flight at an altitude of 40 km at a speed of 7,5 MEAT. Range of flight: GPA 700 km.

Defense developed countries programs have focused on hypersonic weapons at the end of 2000. Since then, experts engaged in the development of these technologies, and geopolitical competition in this area is growing steadily, the paper concludes.

                          
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