In the coming months, Russia will deploy the new Avangard hypersonic missile systems, capable of bypassing all existing missile defenses while maneuvering in lower layers of atmosphere, in the months to come, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
SOCHI (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th October, 2018) In the coming months, Russia will deploy the new Avangard hypersonic missile systems, capable of bypassing all existing missile defenses while maneuvering in lower layers of atmosphere, in the months to come, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
"In response to the creation of the missile defense system by the United States, we are improving our missile systems, some of which are already in our service, some will be deployed soon, in the coming months. I mean the Avangard system," Putin said at the annual Valdai Discussion Club forum in the Russian city of Sochi.
Russia has outrun its competitors in creating advanced hypersonic weapons, according to the president.
"We have definitely outstripped all of our, so to speak, partners and competitors in this field. This is an obvious fact, experts understand and recognize this. No one [else] has a high-precision hypersonic weapon. Some are planning to test it in a year and a half or two years, but we have it in service. This is a high-tech advanced weapon. In this sense we do feel confident," Putin underlined.
