Russia's long-range cruise missile is causing concern in the US

The US plans to build an over-the-horizon radar (OTHR) system to detect Russian and Chinese long-range cruise missiles early, but does not know how to shoot them down.

Russia's 3M14 Kalibr cruise missile. (Source: Pravda)

That is the opinion of Mr. Stephen Bryen, senior expert at the Yorktown Institute Security Policy Center (USA) stated in a recent article for the Weapons and Strategy portal.

For the first time in at least 20 years, the US plans to build and install four over-the-horizon radar (OTHR) systems. At the same time, Canada plans to buy two more systems to deploy in the northwest of the country, the analyst wrote.

The six systems are designed to ensure early detection and tracking of long-range cruise missile launches by Russia and China, although the US still has no clear plan on how to shoot them down.”

Over-the-horizon radar stations are designed to monitor airspace at distances of up to several thousand kilometers.

According to Mr. Bryen, it may take years for the US and Canada to deploy such radar stations because it is still unclear where to put them, and the Pentagon has not yet decided to buy them.

However, according to this expert, even after those radar stations are installed, the US will still face a "big problem" due to its inability to shoot down Russian and Chinese missiles flying into its airspace.

The article emphasized: “In addition to detection problems, the US has no program to deal with cruise missiles when they fly into US airspace. This is a big problem because there are many targets but almost no systems to counter small-sized and low-flying targets.”

Previously, Mr. Tang Jun, columnist for Paper newspaper (China), said that Russia's successful test of the Burevestnik intercontinental cruise missile using nuclear energy is causing concern in the US and "discouraging Moscow's opponents".

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