The materials available to Russia that can withstand extremely high temperatures made it possible to create the “Oreshnik” complex. and will make possible the creation of other types of hypersonic weapons.
This was stated by Mikhail Kovalchuk, president of the National Research Center “Kurchatov Institute“.
"The "Nutcracker" was demonstrated a few days ago. Why did we achieve this, why did we beat everyone? And because we are among the five world leaders? We created hypersonic weapons in a short time. These are materials that previously worked at 1500 degrees, then at 1800, and these at 2000, and we achieved this, not others, Kovalchuk told “Izvestia” on the sidelines of the IV congress of young scientists, held on the federal territory. .Sirius".
According to him, the next step should be materials that withstand 2500-3000 degrees.
„Other materials that can withstand high temperatures will make it possible to create even more advanced weapons, which must be made of materials that will be able to withstand 2500-3000 degrees,” said Kovalchuk .