Из заметки в связи с московским парадом 9 мая в National Interest:
It is not clear how stealthy or “invincible” the Kinzhal really is, but that the weapon would be highly maneuverable should not come as a surprise. The Iskander ballistic missile—on which the Kinzhal is based—is already capable of maneuvering in flight and follows an erratic trajectory that would make it exceedingly difficult to intercept. Nor does any other country operate an air-launched ballistic missile, so Moscow is correct in that sense that the Kinzhal does not have an equivalent outside of Russia. However, the weapon is not a “hypersonic weapon” in the sense that it is an air-breathing cruise missile based on scramjet technology—though ballistic missiles inherently fly at hypersonic speeding during their flight time. Thus, at the end of the day, the Kinzhal is a formidable weapon.
http://nationalinterest.org/bl ...
Резюме: Кинжал - это не гиперзвуковое (в общепринятом понимании - с ПВРД), но не имеющее аналогов в мире и грозное оружие.
про стоит дороже чем сармат.
авианосное соединение стоит дороже чем подводный дрон с ядренбатоном,
гиперзвуковая КР, стоит дороже чем кинжал,
ну итд...
пусть амеры пыжаться...