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[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That's not what vaporware is...vaporware doesn't exist, it's vapor.

Russians lie about a lot, especially their military's capabilities and they have had plenty of vaporware e.g. T-95.

However...

The S-400 and Iskander are real, they just aren't as capable as described. The S-400 can't target stealth aircraft, although it can possibly track 1st gen stealth (track vs target are very different).

The Iskander is a capable ballistic missle with hypersonic speeds...just like ballistic missiles have since the 60s. But it still follows a ballistic trajectory, and is NOT capable of hypersonic maneuvering.