2023-05-08 09:06:00
Patriot mobile missile systems have so far been successful against ballistic missiles, but whether they can stop supersonic missiles was only theoretically discussed until last week, writes CNN. The success of the Ukrainians has now brought proof that it is possible, and Pentagon officials consider it a key event. Russian President Vladimir Putin has touted the capabilities of Russia’s hypersonic weapons, claiming they can defeat all existing air defense systems.
Russia has always had problems with the production of these state-of-the-art missiles, which, moreover, have now deepened the sanctions imposed on it due to the invasion of Ukraine. But until last week, according to US sources, Moscow assumed that any time it deployed a hypersonic missile, it would hit the target. The fact that the Ukrainians shot it down shook this certainty and made the Russians uncertain.
The Americans were also encouraged by the fact that the Russian Kinzhal was neutralized exclusively by the Ukrainian operator of the Patriot system, who was trained in Oklahoma, and that there was no American adviser. Thus, the United States “significantly returned the investment” made in the Ukrainian armya source told CNN.
The fact that the Ukrainian air defense managed to shoot down Kinžal with the help of a patriot on May 4 was confirmed by the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force Mykola Oleschuk on Saturday. News about this appeared already on Friday, but then the Ukrainian Air Force denied them. On Saturday, Oleschuk said that “everything has its time” and that the military cannot release information that could be used by the enemy.
After the downing of the Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missile over Kyiv, there was joyous excitement in the Pentagon, reports CNN, citing an unnamed official. Ukrainian air defenses neutralized the missile using the American Patriot system.
The Patriot mobile missile systems have so far been successful when deployed against ballistic missiles, but until last week it was only theoretically discussed whether they could also stop supersonic missiles, writes CNN. The success of the Ukrainians has now provided proof that it is possible, and Pentagon officials see it as a key event. Russian President Vladimir Putin has touted the capabilities of Russia’s hypersonic weapons, claiming they can defeat all existing air defense systems.
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