Russia's cruise missile technology has always been the best in the world, recently, Russia in the air attack on Ukraine, used a new type of cruise missile, it can release infrared jamming bombs when it flies at the end, effectively evading the enemy's anti-aircraft fire.
The appearance of this function makes one wonder how strong Russia's cruise missile technology really isWhy didn't the US blockade and sanctions against Russia stop Russia's innovation?
Cruise missile is a missile that can fly autonomously in the air, according to the preset route and target, and carry out precision strikes, it has many advantages, such as long range, high precision, strong stealth, low cost, wide adaptability, etc.
However, it also has a fatal heel, which is that it is very slow, generally only below the speed of sound, which makes it easy to detect and intercept by enemy air defenses.
Especially at the end of the flight, when the cruise missile approaches the target, it must reduce the altitude and increase the speed to improve the ability to penetrate the defense, but this also increases the risk of being locked by the enemy's infrared-guided anti-aircraft missile.
Infrared-guided anti-aircraft missile, which is a missile capable of tracking and striking according to the thermal radiation of the target, there are many kinds of itFor example, the American "Sidewinder", the British "Starfield", the German "Iris-T", etc., they are all nemesis of cruise missiles, because they are fast, responsive, have a high hit rate, and are cheap and can be deployed in large quantities.
In order to solve this problem, cruise missile manufacturers have thought of many ways, such as improving the stealth of cruise missiles, so that they can fly in the blind zone of radar and infrared detectors, such as increasing the maneuverability of cruise missiles, so that they can change course and altitude in flight, such as increasing the number of cruise missiles, so that they can form a saturation attack and disperse the enemy's anti-aircraft firepower.
However, each of these approaches has its own limitations and costs, such as stealth reduces payload and range, maneuverability reduces accuracy and fuel consumption, and quantity increases costs and risks.
Therefore, the problem of penetrating cruise missiles has always been a problem for which there is no perfect solution.
Russia's cruise missile technology has always been the best in the world, and they have many types and models of cruise missiles, such as "Caliber", "Tomahawk", "X-55", "X-101", etc., all of which have different characteristics and advantages and can adapt to different battlefields and tasks.
Russia's cruise missiles can be launched not only from aircraft, ships, submarines, vehicles and other platforms, but also from underground silos, which makes them very survivable and deterrent.
Russia's cruise missiles are also constantly being improved and upgraded, such as adding stealth coatings, adding digital maps, adding artificial intelligence, etc., which makes their performance more excellent and more suitable for the needs of modern warfare.
However, Russia's cruise missiles are also facing the same penetration problem, they also have to face the enemy's powerful air defense system, especially in the air raid on Ukraine, Ukraine has a lot of advanced air defense from the West, such as "Patriot", "Eagle Strike", "Iron Dome", etc., they can pose a serious threat to Russia's cruise missiles.
In response to this threat, Russia used a new type of cruise missile in its air strikes on Ukraine, which was able to release infrared jamming bombs during the final flight, effectively evading enemy anti-aircraft fire.
The cruise missile, named KH-101, is a long-range air-launched cruise missile from Russia that can carry conventional or nuclear warheads with a range of up to 5,500 kilometers and an accuracy of up to 10 meters.
This missile, which entered service in 2015, was once involved in strikes against SyriaBut this is the first time that the function of jamming bombs has been used.
Jamming bomb is a kind of air defense missile that can simulate the thermal radiation of the target, produce a strong infrared signal, and interfere with the enemy's infrared-guided air defense missile.
However, the Russian Kh-101 missile is able to install multiple jamming bombs on its own missile body, and then continuously release it at the end of the flight to form an infrared signal to interfere with the enemy's infrared-guided air defense missile.
In this way, it is equivalent to letting the cruise missile bring a protective umbrella on its own, so that it can have a greater chance of evading enemy interception when penetrating defense at low altitude, and improve the survivability and lethality of cruise missiles.
This method can be said to be an innovative move, because it is the world's first and the world's first use, no country's cruise missile, like Russia's Kh-101, can be installed on its own missile body, multiple jamming bombs, and then at the end of the flight, constantly released.
This is also a simple and effective way, because it does not need to make much changes to the structure and performance of cruise missiles, and only needs to add some space on the missile body and install some jamming bombs, which can greatly improve the penetration capability of cruise missiles.
And this method is economical and practical, because it does not need to spend too much cost and does not require too much technology, so that cruise missiles can become more powerful and more suitable for the needs of modern warfare.
Russia's innovation in cruise missile technology makes people wonder why the US blockade and sanctions against Russia have not stopped Russia's innovation
The United States, as the most powerful country in the world, has been carrying out various forms of suppression and encirclement of Russia, and the purpose of the United States is to weaken Russia's influence, so that Russia cannot become an opponent of the United States, and let Russia submit to the hegemony of the United States.
However, the US blockade and sanctions have not achieved the desired effect, but have inspired resistance and innovation in Russia.
As a country with a strong national will and national pride, Russia has always been unwilling to succumb to the pressure of the United States and has been seeking a breakthrough and counterattack. Russia, a country with abundant resources and talents, has been striving for independent innovation.
Russia is a country with a deep scientific and technological and military tradition, and has been constantly developing and using new types of equipment and equipment.
The U.S. blockade and sanctions not only did not stop Russia's innovation, but allowed Russia to make amazing achievements in many fields, such as nuclear, missile, aerospace, electronics, network, etc., all of which are at the world's leading level.
Russia's cruise missile technology is a typical example, which demonstrates Russia's ability to innovate and resist pressure, as well as the ineffectiveness of the US blockade and the decline of hegemony.
Russia's cruise missile technology has not only brought a lot of threats to Ukraine and the West, but also brought new inspiration and thinking to the world.