He was engaged in hypersonic weapons: the Russian Federation was accused of 76-year-old physics (photo)

It is reported that the physicist revealed a state secret to the foreigner. According to journalists, 12 alleged "traitors" who worked with hypersonic were arrested in the Russian Federation. Russia was accused of another scientist who worked with hypersonic technologies. On March 26, the details were shared in Mediazone. St. Petersburg City Court registered the case file against 76-year-old physicist Alexander Kuranov. The accusation applies to state betrayal.

Kuranov-former CEO and Chief Designer of the St. Petersburg Research Enterprise Hypersonic Systems (NDPGS), as well as the author of scientific articles and patents in the field of hypersonic aircraft and missiles. It was detained by FSB staff in August 2021 and has since been held in a pre -trial detention center, continuing a measure of restraint through court. According to the media, the NDPGS was created on the basis of the Leninets Holding Complex.

In 1999, this company received funding from the United States to implement a joint project - the creation of Ajax hypersonic aircraft. For the last 15 years before the detention, all inventions of Kuranov have been concerned with this development. In 2021, the Russian Interfax, citing sources, surrendered that Kuranova was suspected of collaboration with a foreigner.

According to the investigation, the scientist conveyed to this person information about scientific developments that contained state secret. The interlocutor told reporters that Kuranov worked on the development of Ajax Soviet times. Within this project, meetings were held and work with representatives of foreign countries, including the United States and China. The source of Rosmi assured that the case against Kuranov was not related to the accusations of his colleagues.

In early February, the Russian BBC Russian service estimated that 12 scientists were already arrested in the Russian Federation, who were related to the study of physical processes at hypersonic speeds. They were all accused of the state community, three scientists died. We will remind, in the media reported that Russia supplies oil in North Korea in exchange for weapons, violating sanctions. In March alone, the Russian port visited at least five DPRK tankers.