Ответ на "В США оценили создающую проблемы для НАТО ракету России"

Почему я дал ссылку на оригинал.
Потому, что без этого нельзя понять, зачем TNI поместил 3 июня 2025 г. эту статью - Х101 никак не новое оружие. А почему он ее поместил, ясно из заголовка оригинала: "Russia Is Building Up Its Kh-101 Cruise Missile Arsenal".

The Kh-101 can trace its origins back to the 1980s, when the Soviet Union sought a replacement for the aging Kh-55 and Kh-555 cruise missiles. However, the Soviet Union’s dissolution, and Russia’s subsequent economic collapse, significantly delayed progress on the Kh-101. By the late 1990s, though, the Raduga Design Bureau, under the leadership of iconoclastic designer Igor Seleznyev, began building a new missile with enhanced stealth and accuracy.
The cancellation of the ambitious Kh-90 ramjet missile due to the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty further emphasized the need for advanced subsonic cruise missiles like the Kh-101. Testing took place throughout the 2000s, and the missile entered Russia’s service in the early 2010s.

The Kh-101 was meant to address the need for precision strikes against well-defended targets. Unlike its predecessors, the Kh-101 incorporates radar-absorbing materials and a low-altitude, terrain-hugging flight profile to evade radar and infrared detection.

Its ability to change targets mid-flight, facilitated by an advanced guidance system, makes it a versatile weapon. The missile’s development was driven by Russia’s shrinking fleet of bombers, necessitating a “force multiplier” capable of delivering devastating strikes from long distances without exposing aircraft to enemy defenses. These qualities make the Kh-101 a perfect weapon for the kind of contested environment that exists in the Ukraine War today.

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И основная мысль статьи, практически отсутствующая в "переводе":

The Kh-101 is a critical component of Russia’s strategic arsenal, reflecting its focus on long-range precision strike capabilities amid a constrained defense budget and aging bomber fleet. Its ability to strike distant targets with high accuracy enhances Russia’s deterrence posture, particularly against NATO countries, as the missile can reach most of Europe from Russian airspace.

The Kh-101’s nuclear capability further underscores its role in Russia’s nuclear doctrine, providing a flexible delivery option for strategic warheads.

Here’s one of the more interesting complicating factors, however: the Kh-101 relies heavily on Western components, including 35 US-made microchips (which was identified in a downed Kh-101).

Nevertheless, Russia has found workarounds. Indeed, Russia’s planned production of 633 Kh-101 missiles this year—a significant increase from the 56 produced in 2021—signals an intent to sustain, or escalate, operations in Ukraine and perhaps prepare for a broader confrontation with NATO.

The Kh-101 cruise missile represents the pinnacle of Russian missile development. It is a very hard weapon to track and destroy. Kh-101 will remain a key factor in Russia’s military strategy, posing ongoing challenges for Ukraine and NATO.

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