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Kh-47M2 Kinzhal. The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal ( Russian: Х-47М2 Кинжал, lit. ' Dagger '; NATO reporting name: AS-24 Killjoy) is a Russian hypersonic air-launched ballistic missile. [ 4][ 5] It has an estimated range of 460–480 km (290–300 mi) [ 6] and a reported top speed of Mach 10. [ 3][ 6] It can carry either conventional or nuclear ...
3M22 Zircon. The 3M22 Zircon, [13] also spelled as Tsirkon ( Russian: Циркон, NATO reporting name: SS-N-33) [14] is a Russian scramjet -powered, nuclear-capable hypersonic cruise missile. Produced by NPO Mashinostroyeniya for the Russian Navy, the missile utilizes the ZS-14 launch platforms on frigates and submarines.
The Avangard ( Russian: Авангард, "Vanguard"; previously known as Objekt 4202, Yu-71 and Yu-74) is a Russian hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) that can be carried as an MIRV payload by the UR-100UTTKh, [ 9][ 10] R-36M2 and RS-28 Sarmat heavy ICBMs. It can deliver both nuclear and conventional payloads. [ 11][ 12][ 13] The Avangard is ...
Hypersonic cruise missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles have the ability to maneuver — to evade air defenses, for example — at speeds in excess of Mach 5, something the Kinzhal cannot do.
July 8, 2024 at 7:23 PM. KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine on Monday, damaging the country's largest children's hospital and other buildings in a fierce assault ...
The bombardment, which targeted locations across Ukraine, included six Russian Kinzhal aero-ballistic hypersonic missiles, the most fired in a single attack in the war so far, according to ...
The Kremlin presents new hypersonic weapons as supposedly capable of overcoming "any" foreign missile defense systems, with the "pre-nuclear deterrence" concept contained in its 2014 iteration of the official Russian Military Doctrine. [6] A volley of Russian hypersonic missiles were launched at Kyiv in January 2023. [7]
Hypersonic missiles have been fired in another deadly Russian barrage across Ukraine - killing at least 23 people, injuring dozens more and destroying a children’s hospital.. The Ohmatdyt ...