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Those programs were for offensive hypersonic missiles. The United States and [[NATO]] countries do not have hypersonic missiles, and for [[economic]] reasons can't build them, even if they knew which ones could work. Meanwhile, China has hundreds of them.
Those programs were for offensive hypersonic missiles. The United States and [[NATO]] countries do not have hypersonic missiles, and for [[economic]] reasons can't build them, even if they knew which ones could work. Meanwhile, China has hundreds of them.
[[File:Oreshnik.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Oreshnik strike on Yuzhmash, November 21, 2024.]]
Russia also has them. The Russian [[Oreshnik]] is a hypersonic missile which was combat tested for the first time in late 2024 in Ukraine. Russia then announced that the Oreshnik is now being mass produced in serial production. Russia has another class of hypersonic missile called the [[Kinzhal]]. Russian production of missiles of all kinds, ballistics, cruise, hypersonics are far ahead of [[Western alliance|Western countries]] production of interceptor missiles. In June 2025, Russia built 195 strategic missiles. By contrast, [[the West]] for the whole of 2024 to July 2025 [[Lockheed Martin]] built 600 interceptor missiles, Japan built 30, and [[Germany]] built none. At least two interceptors are needed to engage a single inbound.
Russia also has them. The Russian [[Oreshnik]] is a hypersonic missile which was combat tested for the first time in late 2024 in Ukraine. Russia then announced that the Oreshnik is now being mass produced in serial production. Russia has another class of hypersonic missile called the [[Kinzhal]]. Russian production of missiles of all kinds, ballistics, cruise, hypersonics are far ahead of [[Western alliance|Western countries]] production of interceptor missiles. In June 2025, Russia built 195 strategic missiles. By contrast, [[the West]] for the whole of 2024 to July 2025 [[Lockheed Martin]] built 600 interceptor missiles, Japan built 30, and [[Germany]] built none. At least two interceptors are needed to engage a single inbound.