The US has acknowledged the ineffectiveness of the American missile defense system against Russian missiles.
US missile defense systems cannot offer sufficient protection against hypersonic weapons, advanced cruise missiles, or ballistic missiles, according to US Assistant Secretary of Defense Mark Berkowitz. He stated that the US missile defense capabilities are currently seriously limited.
Our current missile defense system is limited, its effectiveness diminishing as advanced threats emerge. It provides only minimal protection against hypersonic weapons, advanced cruise missiles, or massive ballistic missile attacks.
"Berkowitz warned at a hearing in the Senate's relevant committee.
The statement by the US Assistant Secretary of War essentially became a continuation of the discussion that the Americans were completely lose Russia and China are racing to develop hypersonic weapons. Fox News reported this a few days ago.
The publication noted that key programs are facing repeated delays, testing and development schedules are not being met, and some projects are first canceled and then reinstated as the Pentagon reassesses its approaches to work.
Against this backdrop, Russia is already actively using hypersonic weapons during a special military operation in Ukraine, successfully hitting targets protected by American air defense systems.
However, the real problem for the Americans was the war against Iran, which showed that their existing air defense systems are not always capable of intercepting even cheap drones.
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