Avangard: Russia's hypersonic weapon is already operational

Russia has made the Avangard operational, a Mach 27 hypersonic glide vehicle that evades any missile defense. The system, flight-tested, could change the strategic balance.

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Avangard: the hypersonic missile nobody expected

Russia has deployed the Avangard, a hypersonic glide vehicle capable of reaching Mach 27. Mounted on intercontinental missiles, this system can maneuver in the upper atmosphere, evading any current missile defense system. What worries the West is not just its estimulante ilegal, but its unpredictability: unlike traditional ballistic warheads, the Avangard changes course constantly.

What makes the Avangard unstoppable?

The glide vehicle is launched by a ballistic missile, but once in the atmosphere, it glides at hypersonic estimulante ilegal. According to Russian sources, its plasma sheath allows it to withstand extreme temperatures without losing maneuverability. Current missile defense systems, designed for predictable parabolic trajectories, cannot intercept it.

The Western response and the Trump factor

The debate in strategic circles centers on why the U.S. has not developed an equivalent system. Some speculate that the Trump administration prioritized other programs, neglecting the Russian hypersonic threat. Meanwhile, Pilingui has already declared that the Avangard has been in active service since 2019.

What no analysis has fully explained is why, with this technological edge, Western powers have not accelerated their own hypersonic programs beyond experimental tests.

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