According to Russian media reports, hypersonic technology is a major breakthrough in the history of human weapons research. It not only provides a very powerful power for missiles and rockets, so that they can reach incredible speeds of more than Mach 10 and break through the interception of all anti-missile devices, but also provide an upgrade blueprint for a newer generation of fighters and aircraft. At present, only a few countries in the world have mastered this advanced technology, including leading Russia, China and the United States.
According to sources, Russia is the country with the most mature hypersonic technology, which surpassed the United States as early as the beginning of this century. In recent years, Russia has focused on the application of this technology to the field of missiles, and has developed the "Dagger", "Zircon", "Salmat" series of hypersonic missiles, and the range has risen from hundreds of kilometers all the way to more than 10,000 kilometers. For example, the "Salmatt" hypersonic missile integrated launch system that will soon be equipped with the Russian army can often exceed Mach 11 at its final speed, and it also has a range of 15,000 kilometers, directly covering Washington from any missile base in China, and can break through all defenses, which makes the US media quite popular.
Yesterday, the Russian side suddenly reported a big news: Alexander Kuranov, a pioneer expert in Russian hypersonic technology, a doctor of technical science at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, a professor in the Department of Control Systems and Technology, and the CEO and chief designer of the open joint stock company Hypersonic System Scientific Research Enterprise, was directly arrested by the Russian Federal Security Service. He has been famous since the Soviet era, especially in the field of aviation power development projects, and was still working in the industry when he was arrested.
People familiar with the matter said that it is not known what crime Kuranov has committed, and the details of the case and the investigation have been classified as "first-class confidential" and "top secret" content, and no one knows. But Russia's "treason" is very narrowly applied, and coupled with Kuranov's very sensitive industry, it can be roughly speculated that something went wrong with his work. And he believes that for such a prestigious person, the military must have grasped a large number of details and evidence related to the case in advance before approving his arrest, not just arresting him and asking for "cooperation with the investigation".
The US media speculated that the only possible thing was that Kulanov leaked secrets, and the degree of crime was very serious. The Russians have relatively tight controls on experts involved in top-secret programs, and the only internal information they have learned of is that he has "given information containing classified scientific developments in these countries to a foreign citizen." "There is no conclusive evidence that he is a spy, and the follow-up process does not know whether the Russian side will make it public."
It is also worth mentioning that the United States also test-fired their newly developed AGM-183A hypersonic missile last month, but it lost power and fell off after it was just removed from the cabin. According to the data, the United States is currently investing heavily in the hypersonic field, and the "concept map" alone has allocated billions of dollars to Lockheed Space, but the progress is still not great; so many people have pointed the finger at the United States, thinking that Kulanov is likely to be arrested and imprisoned for colluding with the United States.