In modern warfare ballistic missile defense system plays a vital role in ensuring safety and protection of homeland from external threats. Ballistic missile defense technology allows nations to safeguard their lands from variety of hostile threats like jets, rotor aircrafts, unmanned combat aerial vehicles ballistic and cruise missiles. Strategic stability of any nation or a country is ensure by missile defense system that they can protect and defend themselves from any short or long range missles.With the evolution and advancement of hypersonic missile technology most of ballistic missile defense system became useless and vulnerable. Today developed nations are competing each other in hypersonic missile technology.Russia and China are leading the race by developing most sophisticated hypersonic missiles and hypersonic glide vehilcles such as Avangard HGV.
Hypersonic missiles poses significant threat to many highly advanced missile defense system because of their high speed and maneuverability. Many US officials have claimed that existing radar technology is unable to detect and trace hypersonic missile because of their high speed and maneuverability.
US, Russia and China have made significant progress in hypersonic missile technology. Russia is leading in hypersonic missile technology by developing highly lethal and deadly hypersonic missiles like Kinzhal hypersonic missile and highly sophisticated and advanced Avangard HGV which is hypersonic glide vehicle both Kinzhal and Avangard are part of Russia’s strategic weapons
What is hypersonic glide vehicle?
Hypersonic glide vehicles are highly advanced type of weapon that can travel up to Mach five speed .Hypersonic glide vehicle is firstly launched into space by rocket. After entering into space the vehicle get separate from rocket and start gliding back into earth surface. In glide phase hypersonic glide vehicles can drastically change their path and trajectories, and because of the high maneuverability and speed most radars and missile defense systems are unable to detect and trace HGV.Unlike ballistic missiles hypersonic glide vehicle follows a slightly shallower angle which give hypersonic missile an ability to glide through atmosphere in lower altitude avoiding radars and surveillance systems. The notable hypersonic glide vehicles are Avangard HGV and DF-ZF by china. Both hypersonic glide vehicles have ability to carry conventional and non-conventional warheads.
Introduction of Avangard HGV (Hypersonic glide vehicle)
Avangard Hypersonic glide vehicle is highly advanced hypersonic glide vehicle that is capable of travelling up to speed of Mach 28.Avangard HGV is in list of Russia advanced strategic weapons and has ability to dodge and penetrate anti-ballistic missile defense systems.
Public unveiling of Avangard HGV
Avangard Hypersonic glide vehicle was unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin in March 2018.Russian President pointed out the significant capabilities of Avangard HGV.More tests were conducted by Russian strategic forces in order to confirm glide vehicle readiness for deployment. The notable test was conducted at Dombarovsky missile base.The Avangard glide vehicle was carried out by UR-100NUTTH ICBM.After reaching in upper atmosphere the vehicle glided back into atmosphere with high speed and evasive maneuvers. In 2019 Russian missile forces were equipped with first Avangard HGV.
Design of Avangard HGV
Avangard HGV has sleek aerodynamic shape much look like sharp cone. This cone shape provides Avangard HGV firm stability and control at high Mach speed. The Avangard HGV has no external propulsion and engine system the vehicle purely glides once detach from rocket into lower atmosphere.
Composition of Avangard HGV
Avangard is made up of highly advanced heat resistive composite materials that has ability to withstand heat temperature up to 2000 degree.
Technical specifications of Avangard HGV
Avangard HGV has ability to carry both conventional and non-conventional warheads. The glide vehicle can carry 2 megaton nuclear warhead.Avangard glide vehicle is integrated with very long range ICBM .The intercontinental ballistic missile serve as carrier for Avangard HGV.The glide vehicle is carried into upper atmosphere with approximately altitude of 100 km after reentering in earth atmosphere the vehicle adopts cruise mode and accelerate its speed up to Mach 28. With this speed Avangard glide vehcile constantly changes its trajectory path making interceptions almost impossible
Carrier missles for Avangard HGV
The Avangard Hypersonic glide vehicle is carried out by an large range ICBM currently the ICBM for this purpose is R 28 S R-28 “Sarmat/ Satan II The another notable carrier missile for Avangard HGV is UR-100NUTTH, which has NATO reporting name, SS-19 Stiletto. UR-100NUTTH is soviet era ICBM which has been upgraded and made compatible for Avangard HGV.The Avangard glide vehicle is fully deployed and integrated with Russia strategic missle forces The deployment of Hypersonic weapons is part of Russia strategy to maintain credible nuclear deterance
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