President Putin Praises Russia's New Weapons Capabilities And Prospects

JAKARTA - President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday praised some of Russia's newest weapons, describing them as faster and more effective weapons, capable of ensuring security and strategic balance, can even be used on rare metal extraction missions and lunar missions.

President Putin praised the quality of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon super torpedo in a tribute ceremony to the experts who helped design and build the weapon.

"The results you have achieved, without overkill, have historical meaning to our people in ensuring security and strategic balance over the coming decades and, we can say with courage, for the entire 21st century," President Putin said in comments reported by Russian news agencies as reported by Reuters on November 5.

Last week, President Putin said Russia had successfully tested a nuclear-capable Burevestnik (petrel) missile, saying the missile could evade any defense system.

The chief of staff of the Russian armed forces said the missile had covered a distance of 14,000 km (8,700 miles).

On Tuesday, he praised the missile's speed - more than three times the speed of sound - and its small nuclear reactor propulsion system that could operate much faster than standard reactors, in seconds.

He said a NATO warship was in the vicinity of the site when the missile was tested.

The Kremlin leader last week also announced the success of the Poseidon nuclear-powered supertorpedo test which military analysts say is capable of destroying coastal areas by triggering large radioactive sea waves.

At Tuesday's ceremony, President Putin said the torpedo speed was far beyond the speed of any surface ship.

President Putin said the small-scale nuclear technologies used in the Burevestnik and Poseidon are very useful for work in the Arctic and for space travel, and ultimately, to build a station on the moon.

Both are useful in creating energy sources to extract rare metals, he said.

The Kremlin leader added that Russia was continuing mass production of the Orestnik missile, which Russia said was first used to attack Ukraine in November 2024.