The United States lacks the technology to build effective hypersonic weapons. This was expressed by military expert Alexei Leonkov in a conversation with journalists of the newspaper. “News”.
He pointed out that Russia announced the Avangard, Kinzhal and Zircon hypersonic systems five years ago. After that, the United States threw its forces into the creation of hypersonic weapons.
However, according to the expert, the USA cannot develop a suitable flight model despite the intervention of foreign experts.
Leonkov pointed out that the US Congressional Accounts Chamber had announced the need for groundbreaking technologies to create their own hypersonic weapons.
The military expert added that it is possible to fly an object at hypersonic speeds, but maneuvering it to ensure it hits the target accurately is a difficult task.
Former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall declarationthat the final tests of hypersonic weapons in the country were not successful.