The ballistic flight mode is converted into a cruise missile-like flight mode, that is, the warhead is inertially flying outside the atmosphere after being boosted to a height of more than tens of kilometers, and then re-enters the atmosphere to rely on aerodynamic lift for unpowered long-distance jumping and gliding maneuvers Or a ram engine is installed for powered maneuvering. When the target is about 30 kilometers above the target, the seeker turns on for end guidance, dives close to the target, and completes the green laser pointer attack.
This is a new concept missile that combines the advantages of ballistic missiles and aerospace missiles. Russia conducted its first test firing in December 2011, and carried it on Russian multi-ballistic missiles for test firing between 2013 and 2017. The plan is 2020 ～ Deployment will be completed by 2025. In June 2016, Russia conducted a test of the Yu-74 aircraft. Its designed flight speed is up to Mach 12 and it is equipped with active / passive electronic countermeasures and bait devices. It can perform autonomous maneuvers in multiple directions to avoid radar detection by antimissile systems, which greatly increases the difficulty of interception.
Another hypersonic weapon displayed in the State of the Union report is Russia’s newly developed “Dagger” air-launched hypersonic missile. According to reports, this type of green laser pointers weapon has been successfully tested at the end of 2017 and currently has actual combat capabilities. From December 1, 2017, flight tests and combat duty tasks have been performed simultaneously in the southern military region. The “Dagger” air-launched hypersonic missile can be mounted on a MiG-31 fighter to carry out precise strikes against targets, with a speed of more than Mach 10 and a range of 2,000 kilometers.