Can Europe’s missile defence system defend against Russia’s latest hypersonic missile? | BBC News



Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country has the right to attack the military facilities of countries supplying weapons to Ukraine, and a military site in Poland has been named as a “priority” target.

The newly established missile defence base in the northern Polish town of Redzikowo is part of NATO’s broader Aegis Ashore missile defence system.

Former senior British officer and assault helicopter pilot Mikey Kay explained how this system works, why it’s important, and the missile capability Russia has to attack it.

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22 thoughts on “Can Europe’s missile defence system defend against Russia’s latest hypersonic missile? | BBC News”

  1. no it bloody well can't and russia is not a gas station on a hill nor is it backwards or about to collapse. russia is a military superpower triad nation with cutting edge technology scientists and engineers and always has been. it wasn't just about the cold war it was about what the nazis did to them in wwii and they swore it will never happen again after they defeated hitler no matter who the adversary is

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  2. Short answer – no. The UK has ZERO deployed AA batteries (such as Patriot, Rapier or Sky Sabre) and we have NOTHING to intercept missiles with. Our fighter aircraft also have NOTHING to guide them into the target because our AWACs are retired and the Wedgetails have not yet arrived – so there's no long range/over the horizon visibility. Essentially the UK is a sitting duck to a cruise missile strike by air/submarine from Russia and we have nothing to defend against it. The government needs to spend some £££ and deploy air defences!

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  3. Impossible, my friend. High speed means short time. That's why it's unbeatable. Detection and interception actions require time, and this is not available. Thank goodness the Russians have committed to warning the target 30 minutes before impact!!!

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  4. What would Europe benefit cornering Russia.
    Russia is very strong and begging for peace. Why you would go with your weapons close to their border? Do you need war that kill millions of innocent people?
    What would European Union benefit fit to trigger WWIII? Look back to your dark history against the rest of the world. You would better keep distance from sleeping powerful bear.

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  5. Which did you not see or hear about this Oreshnik? This weapon is unmatched. Even the Russians themselves who fire this beast cannot stop it if they accidentally used wrong coordinates on Moscow. Keep dreaming and poking the bsar at your owm peril.

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