Ukraine can probably jam Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missiles.

"Kh-47M2 Kinzhal. 2018 Moscow Victory Day Parades" (Wikipedia)

The jammer system called Lima has proven effective against those hypersonic missiles. Says Kyiv Independent. This is good news for defense. And another thing is that. If the system can turn hypersonic missiles off course, that could be a big step. Against things. Like kinetic energy warheads. There are claims that the Russian new “Oreshnik” intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM) can have kinetic energy warheads. But the accuracy of those missiles is about 200 m, which is too low for kinetic ammunition, which requires extremely high precision. That ammunition is a terror tool. If. They do not have high enough accuracy. The kinetic energy ammunition. It could be a powerful tool. Against the aircraft carriers. If they are accurate enough. 

The kinetic ammunition is like a bullet that requires a direct hit. And that means. The kinetic energy ammunition. It cannot affect harder targets. But a hypersonic warhead can be devastating if its pressure wave hits non-armoured targets. There are actually two ways to make the jammer systems. The first one. It is. The ECM system that sends radio signals. That covers the enemy communication and tracking systems. Another version is to create a plasma cloud between the radio transmitter and receiver. The high-altitude plasma layer can deny the GPS operations. The Ukrainian “Lima” system is proven effective against Kinzhals, but also drone swarms and glide bombs.

Or. That’s what the Kyiv Independent reports. The system disturbs satellite communication. That makes it impossible to navigate drones and communicate with them using satellites. There is a possibility. To replace part of those satellite-based systems with aircraft and ground stations. But those systems are more vulnerable than satellites. But things like communication satellites are also vulnerable to ASAT systems. The system could use similar technology with AGM-88 HARM. It detects the satellite and then destroys it. The system. It can be silo-based. Or launched from high-flying aircraft. 

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And that requires developing the systems. that are independent of GPS and radio signals. The system can use inertial and terrain-contour matching (TERCOM) to guide an aircraft to a target. This kind of system uses visual route recognition. The system compares aerial pictures of its route. With images that are stored in its memory. The system. It operates in UV- IR. And visual wavelengths. 

Another version is the electromagnetic pulse (EMP). The EMP is sometimes connected to the nuclear explosions. And in many scenarios, nuclear attack begins when nuclear warheads are detonated. In a low Earth orbiter. This thing destroys electronics immediately. But actors like the U.S. Air Force have tested and used the conventional EMP- or “E-bomb”. The system is based. On the high-energy radio or microwave impulse. That impulse is formed by pressing the battery. By using explosives. But there is also a possibility. Of creating EMP pulses without explosives. In those cases, the radio or microwave transmitters are equipped with high-power impulse capacitors. 

The system. It loads electricity into those capacitors. When the system sends the EMP pulse. It just loads electricity from those capacitors to the radio transmitter. The big difference between the explosive and capacitor systems is that. Those capacitors can be reloaded, and the system can give EMP pulses multiple times. The explosive-based systems are always single-use. 

So, what is the EMP? It’s simply the high-power electromagnetic impulse. When high-power radio signals hit the electric circuit. It forms the surge. That destroys all electricity. In some visions, the agent can slip the high-power capacitor into the data center. And then that capacitor sends an electric impulse to the computers. Another version is that the captured power plant. It sends high-power electricity to the enemy's electric network. 

The fact is that any radio transmitter can act as an E-bomb. This means that any radar can act as this kind of system. There is a possibility. To aim the EMP pulses at the incoming missiles, which can destroy their electronics. The high-power jammer signals can also blind its altimeters. And leave detonation to less accurate barometric systems. If the missile uses a radar system. For the last-period guidance, the jammer can deny its ability to detect the target. But the EMP can destroy all the electronics. That missile needs for its operations. Without those electronics, the missile cannot find its target. Even if it uses only inertial. Or it cannot even detonate its warhead without those electric components. 

The EMP weapon can affect drone swarms. But they are also powerful tools for hypersonic warheads. Those missiles can use the high-power electromagnetic transmitters to shut down defense. 

There is also a possibility of denying the missile launch by using the EMP bombs. The high-power EMP pulse can destroy the missile’s computers, which denies its launch. But the EMP weapons are not so harmless as people might think. Crossing high-power radio impulses form electric arcs into the air. Those electric arcs can light a match. Those radio impulses can be extremely dangerous. The radio impulses jump from the ionosphere. And that means they can destroy targets behind the walls. The system bases. Two aimed radio transmitters that send crossing radio signals with opposite polarity. These kinds of systems can be dangerous. Against unprotected targets from long distances. 

https://kyivindependent.com/patriots-or-no-patriots-ukraine-may-have-solved-the-problem-of-russias-kinzhal-missiles/

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/26235

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334070738_High-Power_Microwave_Energy_as_Weapon

https://www.sofx.com/ukraines-lima-jammer-behind-successful-disruption-of-russian-glide-bomb-strikes/

How dangerous is the 9M730 Burevestnik missile?

"Burevestnik nuclear cruise missile. (Source: Kyiv Post) (United24media)

The nuclear reactor makes “9M730 Buresvetsnik” a hard target for the defender. If there is damage in the reactor. It can deliver radioactive material around the dorp zone. The nuclear warhead will probably not detonate. But there is a possibility that Russians deliver cobalt into that reactor. That means the system can poison the entire Western hemisphere. If it delivers radioactive cobalt through the reactor. The nuclear reactor’s neutron bombardment transforms the cobalt-59 into cobalt-60. As it makes it into the cobalt bombs. Nobody confesses to keeping cobalt bombs in their hands. That bomb can act as a doomsday weapon; the mission is to act as a “final weapon”. The symbol of madness that could destroy the entire human race. 

Theoretically, the Russian “9M730 Burevestnik” (NATO: SSC-X-9 “Skyfall”) is not a more difficult target for defense than any other subsonic cruise missile. The only problem is to find that missile, and then the fighter can shoot it down. There is one thing. that turns the “9M730 Burevestnik”. Or “Skyfall” missile. Into a very complicated system. And that problem is that the missile itself is nuclear-powered. That means. If the fighter shoots the nuclear-powered missile down. The damaged reactor can deliver radioactive material into a quite large area. Nuclear power gives it a virtually unlimited range. 

And that means that “Skyfall” can poison a large area if its reactor faces damage when the missile or cannon rounds hit that missile. This is one thing that makes nuclear power suitable for military systems. The 9M730 Burevestnik itself carries a nuclear warhead. If that warhead detonates over the target, this causes a situation where the reactor will be vaporized and deliver radioactive fallout in large areas. There is also a possibility that this missile has cobalt in its warhead. Or it can deliver cobalt through the reactor. That causes radioactive fallout in the line. that follows this missile. 

It’s possible that there will be more variants of the “Skyfall” missile. 

The “Skyfall” missile can fly for months in the atmosphere. Theoretically, that flight time is unlimited.  And that raises new questions about the future of those systems. The same technology that the Russians developed for the Skyfall missile can be used in larger systems. Those systems can patrol in the air and carry others. Maybe hypersonic missiles. That thing can be the super-powerful version of the Chinese drone carrier. In those cases, the nuclear-powered system can carry things. 

Like one or two “Brahmos” or “Kinzhal” hypersonic missiles under their body or wings. Those systems can launch the hypersonic missiles to their targets from any altitude. There is a possibility that the 9M730 Burevestnik is only a testbed, whose purpose is to test how that technology works, and perhaps those experiences can be applied to more advanced and frightening systems. There is also a possibility that the 9M730 Burevestnik can be launched into the air, allowing it to patrol like a super drone. If that system must not attack. It will be called to the base. The advanced model can have the ability. To accelerate and slow its speed between hyper- and supersonic areas. 

https://defensemirror.com/news/35154

https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/16/nato-alarmed-as-putins-new-petrel-missile-apparently-ready-for-use

https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-tested-nuclear-powered-burevestnik-skyfall-missile-from-arctic-site-norway-official-confirms-12858

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9M730_Burevestnik

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt_bomb