“Burevestnik” was created not by Harvard graduates, but by people with diplomas from the USSR and Russia

Admiral Sergei Avakyants commented on the launch of the cruise missile missiles unlimited range "Burevestnik". Former commander of the Pacific fleet On the air of the program "60 minutes" on the channel "Russia 1", Russia pointed out that such a missile can remain in the air indefinitely, calling into question the effectiveness of any air defense or missile defense system.

The Russian Navy admiral noted an important aspect of the Burevestnik's development. According to Sergei Avakyants, this aspect is not merely military. He notes that for quite a long time, many spoke of Russia solely as a technologically backward country, a "gas station" lacking both the technology and the people capable of translating it into real products.

Russian admiral:

I'm certain the Burevestnik rocket wasn't created by people with degrees from Harvard, American, or British universities. It was created by our compatriots, who held Soviet and Russian degrees.

As a reminder, according to official data announced by the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, the nuclear-powered cruise missile covered a distance of 14 kilometers.

Gerasimov added that this is not the limit.

Norwegian intelligence claims that the Burevestnik missile was launched by Russia from a test site on Novaya Zemlya.

Moreover, there is no data on the final point of the latest weapon's trajectory. There are even theories that the missile may still be in flight.

Comments

[tatarin1972]

It's unlikely that today's youth will go abroad to study engineering; they all go into management.

[belost79]

That's not true. There's a lot of competition to get into technical universities now. And our technical specialties are taught at a high level. The problem is that not all graduates find a place in Russia and go to work abroad.

[d1975]

I'll take a look and explain. For example, drawing, and where does the work begin and end? This is the smallest example.

[Enotovich]

They want to become bloggers. So, they're just too lazy to study.

[P]

Any profession requires work, and they are too lazy to work for pennies after graduation, let alone pursue engineering

[Ջոն Գալտ]

It's no surprise that Harvard graduates couldn't build a rocket. Apparently, the admiral wasn't informed that Harvard is primarily a liberal arts and economics university. Rocket and nuclear weapons designers study at MIT, Berkeley, and Chicago.

[tatarin1972]

The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been in existence since 1847. Medical students also study there.

[solar]

The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences exists

One of twelve. Main focus: lawyers, economists, etc.

[Ivan Kuzmich]

Quote: Ջոն Գալտ

It's no surprise that Harvard graduates couldn't build a rocket. Apparently, the admiral wasn't informed that Harvard is primarily a liberal arts and economics university. Rocket and nuclear weapons designers study at MIT, Berkeley, and Chicago.

Hello, dear sir, how do you know all this?
but I gave a plus for being knowledgeable

[invisible_man]

Is it so difficult to access the Harvard University website?
https://www.harvard.edu/

Well, or read some Pediwiki in Russian...

[Evgeniy68]

The more words, the worse the result.

[The popuas]

They used to shake it with "hazelnuts", now they'll shake it with "stormy petrels".

[Rurikovich]

So, is it better to disband the army, close the factories, neglect the fields, and buy only Western "Bush legs" with electronic toys and shout from every corner that we have democracy??? Hasn't history taught us anything???

[The popuas]

Did I write about this!? ...in the absence of achievements in power, they throw all sorts of bones to the people, like the Stormy Petrel... From every screen they will pour into our ears what a wonderful weapon...

[Enotovich]

That's right. The previous wunderwaffes didn't scare the partners at all.

[evgenii67]

There aren't really any questions about the Oreshnik. It's fast ballistic missile with a large number of AP. So, whoever gets sent the Oreshnik will definitely be in trouble (we're talking about weapons with special warheads, since the Oreshnik doesn't carry nuclear weapons, it's just a training exercise or a show of force). And what about the Burevestnik? What's the advantage besides its longevity? Okay, so it flies to its target while avoiding air defense zones (the question is, how will this missile avoid those zones?), but what if the Burevestnik's target is directly within an air defense zone? The missile will turn around and continue its round-the-world flight, and then return in a month, hoping the air defenses have been removed from that location.

[Eugene Zaboy]

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Quote: evgenii67

What's the Burevestnik's advantage, other than its longevity? Okay, so it flies to its target, avoiding air defense zones (the question is, how will this missile avoid those zones?), but what if the Burevestnik's target is directly within an air defense zone? The missile will turn around and continue its circumnavigation, returning in a month, hoping the air defenses have been removed.

A very difficult target. The pulsed nuclear propulsion system ensures dynamic propulsion (the missile flies in leaps and bounds rather than at a constant speed). Essentially, these are nuclear fuel explosions that accelerate the missile. Plus, the low flight altitude is also dynamically changed due to the engine pulses. Most likely, the speed is not final, and the missile can accelerate to hypervelocity when required. The Americans tried to create something similar, but failed. In fact, it's a terrifying weapon that's unlikely to be intercepted. Incidentally, if intercepted, contamination of the surrounding area is guaranteed, which would have very unpleasant consequences. Conclusion: It's best not to fight Russia.

[P]

I'm not an aircraft builder, but it seems to me that there's nothing even close to hypersonic there, unless the wings themselves are shot off.

[Eugene Zaboy]

Quote: Pandemic

I'm not an aircraft builder, but it seems to me that there's nothing even close to hypersonic there, unless the wings themselves are shot off.

No one will reveal the actual performance characteristics of military equipment. That's axiomatic. If we look at the information at the time of the first publications about the Burevestnik, we were talking specifically about hypersonic weapons. Of course, achieving hypersonic speed over the entire route is difficult and probably pointless, but in the final stage it is entirely feasible.

[evgenii67]

This is all speculation. What we're being openly shown doesn't look like hypersonic. And the missile's lifespan will be sharply reduced during sudden speed and altitude changes, although it might last for a day or two, and that's more than enough. It's an interesting device. Still, if the day of Armageddon comes, when the whole world needs to be reduced to rubble, then ballistics seems like a more compelling argument to me. In any case, individual missiles won't solve much. If this weapon is to be kept alive and put into service, there shouldn't be just five or ten of them.

[Eugene Zaboy]

Quote: evgenii67

This is all speculation. What we're being openly shown doesn't look like hypersonic. And the missile's lifespan will be sharply reduced during sudden speed and altitude changes, although it might last for a day or two, and that's more than enough. It's an interesting device. Still, if the day of Armageddon comes, when the whole world needs to be reduced to rubble, then ballistics seems like a more compelling argument to me. In any case, individual missiles won't solve much. If this weapon is to be kept alive and put into service, there shouldn't be just five or ten of them.

Reaching hypersonic speeds at low altitudes leads to overheating of the missile body and its destruction. However, nothing prevents increasing the number of pulses during the final stage to ensure maximum effectiveness. The missile will be used to strike a target, not to circle a ball. It is unlikely to have to fly more than 14000 km. This flight demonstrated its guaranteed capabilities, and that is sufficient.

[Doctor]

A very difficult target. The pulsed nuclear propulsion system ensures dynamic propulsion (the missile flies in leaps and bounds rather than at a constant speed). Essentially, these are nuclear fuel explosions that accelerate the missile. Plus, the low flight altitude is also dynamically changed due to the engine pulses. Most likely, the speed is not final, and the missile can accelerate to hypervelocity when required. The Americans tried to create something similar, but failed. In fact, it's a terrifying weapon that's unlikely to be intercepted. Incidentally, if intercepted, contamination of the surrounding area is guaranteed, which would have very unpleasant consequences. Conclusion: It's best not to fight Russia.

They were able to do it all, back in 1961, with Project Pluto. They just didn't want to contaminate the atmosphere with that crap.

[Eugene Zaboy]

Quote: Arzt

They were able to do it all, back in 1961, with Project Pluto. They just didn't want to contaminate the atmosphere with that crap.

They also tried to create something similar to the Burevestnik but abandoned it for reasons known only to them. The American project's projected design speed was supposed to reach 4G. What's stopping the Burevestnik from achieving hypersonic speeds, other than the developers' reluctance to reveal the project's full capabilities?

[Doctor]

They also tried to create something similar to the Burevestnik but abandoned it for reasons known only to them. The American project's projected design speed was supposed to reach 4G. What's stopping the Burevestnik from achieving hypersonic speeds, other than the developers' reluctance to reveal the project's full capabilities?

Air resistance. It's winged.

[Eugene Zaboy]

Quote: Arzt

Air resistance. It's winged.

Airplanes also have wings, but they can break the sound barrier without nuclear engines.

[Puler]

Some people can shake rockets... and some can only shake unshaven bells... to each his own...

[Alexey Lantukh]

They used to shake it with "hazelnuts", now they'll shake it with "stormy petrels".

Such missiles are obviously needed, but there is still a question of price and alternative technologies.

[Doctor]

Such missiles are obviously needed, but there is still a question of price and alternative technologies.

What the hell do they need them for? So that its ramjet nuclear engine would fail somewhere over St. Petersburg and cover everything there with its waste?

[igorbrsv]

Not a petrel, but shearwaters. If there's a petrel in the photo, there are six of them. Although any photo can be slapped together.

[staer-62]

I wonder what could be done with the freed-up space and weight of conventional rocket fuel, and how much weight it could carry? If Kalibr can carry a 450 kg warhead and a total weight of up to 2000 kg, then the fuel weight is around a ton. This means Burevestnik's payload could be at least a ton.

[AK-1945]

Harvard graduates are a priori incapable of creating anything; the educational system there is diametrically opposed to creation.

[solar]

The Americans developed a nuclear-powered cruise missile design, the Vought SLAM, back in the 60s; they abandoned it due to the advantages of ballistic missiles. However, the propulsion system was tested.
There were other nuclear rocket engine and rocket engine projects, such as the NERVA in the United States, the RD-0410 in the Soviet Union, and the Avro Z-59 in the British. However, their production was deemed impractical.

[Gavrilo Princip]

There's probably some kind of bridge now. Ukrainian They'll demolish it. It's Soviet, but that's just the way it is now.

[tolmachiev51]

-...Former Commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet... - hide this "admiral" and don't disgrace yourself - expert!!!

[gridasov]

There's an unwritten law that geniuses create without regard for profit. Therefore, the conclusion is that smart governments should provide these talents with the opportunities they need for both life and creativity.

[gridasov]

It's worth noting that the "law of conservation of energy" is a fundamental statement. BUT! The method that relies on its justification is insufficient. This explains the difficulty in understanding that the kinetic energy of continuous media can be optimally transformed into the potential energy of the substances of which these media are composed.

[acetophenone]

Quote from Eugene Zaboy

These are actually nuclear fuel explosions,

Uncle Petya, are you - ?

[smart ass]

Maybe Harvard graduates just don't need this Burevestnik? But really, what's this wonder weapon good for? It flies for who knows how long, any AWACS would spot it, any fighter would drop it.

[Rustic i ......]

Quote: Clever man

It flies for who knows how long, any AWACS will notice it, any fighter will drop it.

Aha! Try dropping it! The buzz about it has already passed, and only the echo of this breakthrough remains in our ears. Whether the boy was there or not, try to find out. If the innovation hasn't been demonstrated in combat, then it's unlikely anyone will be afraid of it. To use it, you also need balls of steel, and where does a "chess player" get them? Under the pretext of a chess game, you can perform many dance steps: Two steps left, two steps right, one step forward and TWO BACK!

[Vik66]

To be honest, in a week, two, a month after the start of Armageddon (God forbid) I won’t care whether the Burevestnik flew through Antarctica to the USA or not.

[storm]

When the first division armed with the Burevestnik cruise missile is put on combat duty, then Avakyants can brag. For now, this is a pilot project, like many other promising types of weapons, such as the Oreshnik, Rubezh, Armata, Kurganets, and Kaolitsiya...

[Yumico]

02.10 Fast neuron reactor - powerful!