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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 warheads ...
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 ...
An Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon(ARRW) carried by a B-52 bomberScramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missileComparison of Ballistic Missile and Hypersonic Glide Vehicle (C-HGB) Flight Trajectories for the LRHW Program. A hypersonic weaponis a weapon capable of travelling at hypersonic speed, defined as between 5 and 25 times the speed of ...
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.
Russia's newest weapon in Ukraine war. Russia’s military has claimed to have twice unleashed hypersonic missiles in its invasion of Ukraine, apparently destroying an arms depot in the process ...
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 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 "super weapons" named were: The Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle. The 9M730 Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile. The 3M22 Zircon scramjet -powered anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile. The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic air-launched ballistic missile. The Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle. The RS-28 Sarmat liquid-fueled, MIRV ...