Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is a world leader in hypersonic missile technology and by the time other countries reach it, it is likely that we will have the technology to dismantle these weapons.
According to the British news agency Reuters, Vladimir Putin visited Russia on Sunday. Russia and the United States are almost equal when it comes to the number of warheads and their careers, according to comments aired on the documentary New History."But we are definitely at the forefront of developing the latest weapons," he said..
Russia also ranks first in the world in terms of upgrading its conventional weapons.
The Russian president said that in the future, other world powers would have similar hypersonic weapons technology.
"Once they have this weapon, it is very likely that we will have the resources to counter it."
Vladimir Putin said last month that tests of Russia's Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles were nearing completion and that shipments to the navy would begin in 2022.
Some Western experts have questioned the modernity of Russia's weapons generation, but have also acknowledged that the speed of hypersonic missiles, their ability to move easily, are things that make it difficult to stop.
Hypersonic missiles travel in the air at five times the speed of sound or about 6200 kilometers per hour.
They are slower than an intercontinental ballistic missile, but the hypersonic structure enables them to easily reach any target or evade defense systems.
Moscow's military spending is much lower than Washington's. According to the World Bank, Russia spent 62 62 billion on military spending in 2020, while the United States spent 8 778 billion.
US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told Reuters last month that the United States and China were in a race to develop the most lethal hypersonic weapons.
In October of this year, the top US military official, General Mark Millie, confirmed the test of Chinese hypersonic weapons.
The Russian president spoke in the same documentary about Russia's military might, where he lamented the collapse of the Soviet Union three decades ago, which he called "historic Russia."
