National Interest: Russia's 200 Knot 'Supercavitating' Torpedoes Leave America Speechless
Key point: At the moment Russia has a monopoly on supercavitating missiles.
Imagine the sudden revelation of a weapon that can suddenly go six times faster than its predecessors. The shock of such a breakthrough system would turn an entire field of warfare on its head, as potential adversaries scrambled to deploy countermeasures to a new weapon they are defenseless against. While a lull in great power competition delayed the impact of this new technology, the so-called “supercavitating torpedo” may be about to take the world by storm.
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WNU Editor: A torpedo moving at 200 knots?!?!?!?
