DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE BALLISTIC MISSILE ANALYSIS …

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DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE BALLISTIC MISSILE ANALYSIS COMMITTEE 2 KEY FINDINGS Many countries view BALLISTIC and cruise MISSILE systems as cost-effective weapons and symbols of national power, especially when those systems are armed with weapons of mass destruction. However, numerous types of BALLISTIC and cruise missiles have achieved dramatic improvements in accuracy that allow them to be used effectively with conventional warheads. Some weapon systems have characteristics of both BALLISTIC and cruise missiles. For example, BALLISTIC MISSILE -launched hypersonic glide vehicles (HGVs) can maneuver in the atmosphere similar to cruise missiles, and future supersonic/hypersonic cruise missiles may be launched by large rocket boosters.

Jan 11, 2021 · Russia is set to begin flight testing a new heavy, liquid-propellant IM called the Sarmat after multiple successful ejection tests of the missile during 2017 and 2018. In late 2019, Russia deployed the world’s first IM -class hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) system, the SS-19 Mod-4 Avangard. Russia also has various LAMs that can be launched from

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