Remember all those times Global Geopolitics has warned that the Russians and Chinese were either on par or soon going to be more militarily advanced than America?
Just in case, here’s a few refreshers posted throughout the years:
WORLD WAR III? US fears China will win any conflict because strength of Red Army’s fleet
Nuclear Submarines and Hypersonic Missiles: China Is Making Game-Changing Weapons Advances
Global Ballistic Missile Threats Beginning to Outpace US Defense Capability
China, Russia, Iran Closing Gap with Smaller, Older U.S. Military
Russia claims to have super weapon that disables western satellites and long range arms
Chinese bought division of IBM that manufactures computing servers for U.S. Navy Aegis cruisers
China Tests ICBM With Multiple Warheads
‘Stolen’ J-31 can beat American jets in dogfight, says US pilot
Pentagon: Military Losing Technological Superiority to China
Photos show second China stealth fighter prototype has test flight
On March 30, the Russian Navy launched Kazan, the second upgraded Yasen-class project 885M submarine. The Navy will take delivery of the vessel in 2018. A total of seven Yasen class nuclear attack submarines are to be built by 2023. Kazan is an upgraded Project 885M design – an advanced version that is in many ways much more capable than the lead ship of the class, Severodvinsk, the first submarine in the series, entered service in 2016.
The Kazan’s armament includes 3M22 Zircon – a hypersonic cruise capable of speeds of around Mach 5.0-Mach 6.0 (7,400 kilometer per hour (4,600 mile per hour) expected to enter into production in 2018. At a cruising altitude of 30,000 m its kinetic energy at impact is 50 times higher than existing air-ship and ship-to-ship missiles. The projectile can travel covering 155 miles in 2.5 minutes, which is faster than a sniper’s bullet. The enemy will not have enough time to get scared, let alone react.
For comparison, the sea-based Kalibr cruise missile travels at a Mach 0.9 speed, but while approaching the target, its warhead speeds up to Mach 2.9. Continue reading
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