Hypersonic Weapons: The New Global Strategic Balance of Power
๐บ๐ธ United States โ HTV-2 (Speed 21,000 km/h)
๐บ๐ธ United States โ X-37B (Speed 28,044 km/h)
๐ท๐บ Russia โ Yu-71 (Speed 11,200 km/h)
๐ท๐บ Russia โ Zircon 3M22 (Speed 6,500 km/h)
๐ซ๐ท France โ ASN4G (Speed 8,496 km/h)
๐ฎ๐ณ India โ BrahMos-2 (Speed 7,434 km/h)
๐ฎ๐ณ India โ Shaurya (Speed 7,434 km/h)
๐จ๐ณ China โ DF-ZF (Speed 12,359 km/h)
๐ฎ๐ท Iran โ (Fattah) (Reaches speeds of about 15,000 km/h)
๐ฐ๐ต North Korea โ Hwasong-8 (Estimated speed of over 6,000 km/h)
Hypersonic speeds (Mach 5 and above) render conventional missile defense systems nearly ineffective in terms of response time to intercept them, especially with the ability of these weapons to maneuver and change course during flight, making them one of the most dangerous elements of the arms race in the twenty-first century.
๐บ๐ธ United States โ HTV-2 (Speed 21,000 km/h)
๐บ๐ธ United States โ X-37B (Speed 28,044 km/h)
๐ท๐บ Russia โ Yu-71 (Speed 11,200 km/h)
๐ท๐บ Russia โ Zircon 3M22 (Speed 6,500 km/h)
๐ซ๐ท France โ ASN4G (Speed 8,496 km/h)
๐ฎ๐ณ India โ BrahMos-2 (Speed 7,434 km/h)
๐ฎ๐ณ India โ Shaurya (Speed 7,434 km/h)
๐จ๐ณ China โ DF-ZF (Speed 12,359 km/h)
๐ฎ๐ท Iran โ (Fattah) (Reaches speeds of about 15,000 km/h)
๐ฐ๐ต North Korea โ Hwasong-8 (Estimated speed of over 6,000 km/h)
Hypersonic speeds (Mach 5 and above) render conventional missile defense systems nearly ineffective in terms of response time to intercept them, especially with the ability of these weapons to maneuver and change course during flight, making them one of the most dangerous elements of the arms race in the twenty-first century.