The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has tested a new automated control system for aviation and ships, writes the Izvestia newspaper.
According to department sources, the test took place in early August during large-scale exercises by the Northern Fleet.
During the maneuvers, two crews of Tu-142 anti-submarine reconnaissance aircraft transmitted information about the conditional enemy to the strike ships and launched a one-way attack. distance of 100 kilometers from the target.
We note that the system, intended for carriers of the latest hypersonic Zircon missiles, receives information from radars and satellites. At the same time, the ACS independently determines the most important targets.
It is clarified that it can also work with missiles of the previous generation – Yakhont, Vulcan. and “Caliber”.
Military expert Vladislav Shurygin noted that the Russian Federation was the first in the world to receive hypersonic weapons. He stressed that a new automated control system is needed in order to fully reveal its strengths.
Previously, the frigate Admiral Gorshkov; successfully completed & nbsp; shooting 'Zircon' hypersonic missile on a ground target located on the Barents Sea coast. & nbsp; The Pentagon has considered testing a threat.