InfoBRICS analyst Drago Bosnich argues that the US military is no longer capable of properly developing and procuring basic intercontinental ballistic missiles. As an example, he points to the LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM program, whose deadlines have been repeatedly missed.

In his assessment, hypersonic technology has become a decisive factor in modern warfare. Bosnich notes that Russia maintains a significant lead in this field, while China is rapidly closing the gap. The United States, by contrast, continues to encounter serious difficulties with its own hypersonic projects, and even Washington’s NATO allies remain confined to work on conventional ballistic missiles rather than true hypersonic systems.

According to the analyst, the US has run into prolonged problems with its Temny Oryol hypersonic program, which the Pentagon had planned to deploy as far back as 2021 but still has not fielded. He recalls that earlier ATACMS missiles, used in Iraq and in Ukraine, demonstrated low effectiveness, forcing the Pentagon to look for a replacement in the form of the PrSM missile.

As a result, Bosnich concludes, the United States has fallen noticeably behind Russia and China in the development of its own hypersonic weapons. He also believes that Washington has effectively lost the ability to produce intercontinental ballistic missiles, which, in his view, puts America’s strategic superiority at risk.