Yes that's true. Patriots in theory cannot intercept the Sarmat. But I guess the Russians wanted to make a point (NATO, your AD sucks), and also wanted to be damn sure the Sarmat hit.
Incidentally I read somewhere that it was a newer version of Sarmat. MIRV, 6x6. That's a lot of stuff coming at you.
It wasn't a Sarmat at all. What you read is wrong, though the Sarmat can be equipped with hypersonic penetrators. The Russian code name for what they shot is "Oreshnik" and it was an intermediate-range ballistic missile. Patriots are not designed to intercept these things, though they might try. The more appropriate defense system would be THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense).
Patriots have never been able to intercept RS-28 "Sarmats". That is a full-fledged ICBM and has a terminal velocity much higher than Mach 10.
Yes that's true. Patriots in theory cannot intercept the Sarmat. But I guess the Russians wanted to make a point (NATO, your AD sucks), and also wanted to be damn sure the Sarmat hit.
Incidentally I read somewhere that it was a newer version of Sarmat. MIRV, 6x6. That's a lot of stuff coming at you.
It wasn't a Sarmat at all. What you read is wrong, though the Sarmat can be equipped with hypersonic penetrators. The Russian code name for what they shot is "Oreshnik" and it was an intermediate-range ballistic missile. Patriots are not designed to intercept these things, though they might try. The more appropriate defense system would be THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense).