President Vladimir Poutine assured Sunday, July 25 that the Russian fleet was able to detect and destroy "
any target
", during a large naval parade he was attending in St. Petersburg.
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“
Today the Russian fleet has everything it takes to unfailingly defend the homeland and our national interests.
We are able to detect any enemy target underwater, on the surface or in the air and deal a lethal blow if necessary,
”said Vladimir Putin in a speech broadcast on television.
Ships of the Russian fleet at the annual Grand Parade of the Russian Fleet off St. Petersburg.
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According to him, Russia has earned its place among the "
major world maritime powers
" by having developed "
efficient naval aviation at short and long ranges, reliable coastal defense systems and state-of-the-art high-precision hypersonic weapons, which have no equivalent in the world and which continue to be constantly and successfully improved
”.
This speech was delivered on the sidelines of the annual grand parade of the Russian fleet on the Neva in St. Petersburg, the country's second largest city.
Against a background of strong tensions with the West, Vladimir Poutine has not ceased to praise in recent years the new weapons, according to him "
invincible
", designed by his country.
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Among them are the new generation Avangard hypersonic missile, capable of reaching a speed of Mach 27 and changing course and altitude, put into service with the Russian army in December 2019 or the Zircon flying at Mach 7. , successfully tested in July.
The fourth generation nuclear submarine Knyaz Vladimir.
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Several other weapons such as the Air Force Kinjal hypersonic missile and the Bourevestnik nuclear-powered missile are under development.
The state-of-the-art S-500 air defense systems, touted as “
unparalleled in the world
”, were also successfully tested on July 20.