Russian S-350 Vityaz, S-400 Triumf, and Buk-M3 SAM systems are capable of intercepting the U.S.-developed advanced two-stage Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM). This was pointed out by military expert Evgeny Damantsev.
He noted that the missile resembles the Russian Zircon missile in terms of its design features and technical parameters. Hypersonic ramjet engines provide the warheads with a cruising speed of about Mach 7-9 (depending on the depth of regulation of the fuel charge supply to the scramjet combustion chambers) at a trajectory altitude of 35-60 km.
Moreover, hypersonic gliding blocks with an RCS within 0.02 sq. m will be able to perform high-altitude anti-aircraft maneuvers, as well as be equipped with a complex of means to overcome enemy missile defenses.
Nevertheless, on the descending branches of trajectories, the S-300V4, S-400, Buk-M3, and S-350 Vityaz SAM systems will be able to detect HACM hypersonic gliding blocks at a distance of about 45-100 km with the possibility of interception by 9M82MD, 40N6, 9M317, and 9M96DM anti-missiles.
Earlier, www1.ru reported that the Russian Aerospace Forces have begun to use ultra-long-range bombs with UMPB, and not just with UMPK.
