Putin. Stanno diventando operativi i missile ipersonici per la marina.

Giuseppe Sandro Mela.

2020-08-08.

I missili ipersonici sono armi tattiche ovvero balistiche capaci di viaggiare molte volte più veloci del suono anche a bassa altitudine, compiendo nel caso mutamenti di rotta ed operazioni di disimpegno.

Sebbene possano essere utilizzati in una guerra di offesa, il loro impiego caratteristico è sulle distanze brevi o medie: l’avversario collimato avrebbe un tempo di pochi minuti per inquadrare l’attacco missilistico e porre in atto le relative difese. Nel caso poi di guerra navale, le portaerei potrebbero essere bersagli preferiti.

Un aspetto che li rende temibili consiste nel fatto che i sistemi radar di avvistamento erano stati progettati per identificare oggetti volanti a velocità di poco superiori a quella del suono.

Al momento è impossibile dire quanto questi missili ipersonici siano affidabili, e nessuno muore dal desiderio di vederli utilizzati al solo scopo di soddisfare questa insana voglietta. Ma la loro stessa presenza rende inquiete tutte le persone che si occupano di codesti problemi con cognizione dei dati di fatto.

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Russia. I missili intercontinentali ipersonici Avangard sono operativi.

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Putin presenzia al test di Avangard. Un missile a testa nucleare da Mach 20.

Russia. Entra in fase di test il missile ipersonico 3M22 Zircon.

Russia. Schierati gli Iskander a Kalinigrad. Hanno svegliato l’orso che dormiva.

Armamenti Nucleari. È in atto una corsa al riarmo per la prossima guerra.

9M729, Iskander, Kalibr, S-400, S500. Putin è un gran costruttore di missili.

Cina. Dispiegati nel sud-est asiatico gli S-400 russi.

Medio Oriente. La Russia fornirà sistemi S-400 all’Arabia Saudita.

Turkia. Firmato contratto S-400. Si dice siano già operativi.

Russia. I siluri Khishchnik e VA-111 Shkval. Serie minacce alle portaerei.

Russia. Kulikovo, Kaliningrad, ospiterebbe un arsenale atomico russo.

Kaliningrad. Zeppo di missili atomici adesso anche black hole.

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«Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday the Russian Navy would be armed with hypersonic nuclear strike weapons and underwater nuclear drones, which the defence ministry said were in their final phase of testing.»

«The weapons, some of which have yet to be deployed, include the Poseidon underwater nuclear drone, designed to be carried by submarines, and the Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, which can be deployed on surface ships»

«The combination of speed, manoeuvrability and altitude of hypersonic missiles, capable of travelling at more than five times the speed of sound, makes them difficult to track and intercept»

«The widespread deployment of advanced digital technologies that have no equals in the world, including hypersonic strike systems and underwater drones, will give the fleet unique advantages and increased combat capabilities»

«the defence ministry said testing of the Belgorod, the first submarine capable of carrying the Poseidon drones, was underway and testing of the weapons systems was nearing completion.»

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Sembrerebbe essere cosa logica che anche gli Stati Uniti dispongano di armamenti di tali caratteristiche. Tuttavia si dovrebbe notare come i loro potenziali avversari non dispongano di una marineria militare in grado di agire a livello globale: nei fatti questa tipologia di missili sarebbe per loro di ben scarsa utilità.

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Putin says Russian Navy to get hypersonic nuclear strike weapons.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday the Russian Navy would be armed with hypersonic nuclear strike weapons and underwater nuclear drones, which the defence ministry said were in their final phase of testing.

Putin, who says he does not want an arms race, has often spoken of a new generation of Russian nuclear weapons that he says are unequalled and can hit almost anywhere in the world. Some Western experts have questioned how advanced they are.

The weapons, some of which have yet to be deployed, include the Poseidon underwater nuclear drone, designed to be carried by submarines, and the Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, which can be deployed on surface ships.

The combination of speed, manoeuvrability and altitude of hypersonic missiles, capable of travelling at more than five times the speed of sound, makes them difficult to track and intercept.

Speaking in St Petersburg at an annual naval parade that showcases Russia’s best ships, nuclear submarines and naval aviation, Putin said the navy’s capabilities were growing and it would get 40 new vessels this year.

He did not specify when it would receive new hypersonic weapons, but suggested that day was drawing closer.

“The widespread deployment of advanced digital technologies that have no equals in the world, including hypersonic strike systems and underwater drones, will give the fleet unique advantages and increased combat capabilities,” Putin said.

In a separate statement released via Russian news agencies, the defence ministry said testing of the Belgorod, the first submarine capable of carrying the Poseidon drones, was underway and testing of the weapons systems was nearing completion.

“Work is being successfully completed to create modern weapons systems for the Navy,” it was cited as saying.

Putin last year threatened to deploy hypersonic missiles on ships and submarines that could lurk outside U.S. territorial waters if the United States moved to deploy intermediate-range nuclear weapons in Europe.

Washington has not deployed such missiles in Europe, but Moscow is worried it might.