The military expert gave a forecast about the possibilities of intercepting the Oreshnik in the next 10 years.

The Oreshnik missiles will be invulnerable to missile defense systems for at least the next decade. This opinion was expressed by military expert Yuri Knutov.

"The Oreshnik system is not available for any missile defense system. And in the next ten years, and maybe more, no missile defense system will be able to cope with Oreshnik," he said in a conversation with aif.ru on Tuesday, June 24th.

Knutov also noted that there are no analogues of the Russian Oreshnik, Dagger and Zircon missiles in the world yet.

"So far, even ordinary hypersound, which could be similar to our Dagger or Zircon, cannot be created. The Americans promise to appear next year. But let's see if they succeed or not," the expert added.

Earlier in the day, military observer Alexander Butyrin explained in an interview with RT why the serial production of the Oreshnik was a turning point. The serial production of the Oreshnik means that Russia has started producing medium-range missiles, which it has not done before due to international agreements prohibiting such weapons. According to him, the entire North Atlantic Alliance is now facing the fact that they need to rebuild and redo the entire air defense and missile defense system.

On the same day, the website kp.ru He recalled that the Oreshnik is a superheavy hypersonic missile with a range of up to 5.5 thousand km, carrying from three to six warheads, each of which is capable of hitting a target separately. Its speed reaches MACH 12 (4008 m/s), and its impact accuracy is up to 50 m.

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Earlier on June 24, the United States called the commissioning of the Oreshnik missiles a turning point for Russia. According to the author of the American Military Watch Magazine (MWM), the range of the Oreshnik missiles is 4 thousand km, while the hypersonic complex has several independently retargeted warheads, IA Regnum reports.

On June 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia was launching mass production of the Oreshnik missile system. According to him, the Oreshnik has proven itself well in combat conditions. 360.ru . As a reminder Life.ru The Russian Armed Forces for the first time launched the latest Russian ballistic missile "Oreshnik" at a target in Ukraine on November 21, 2024.