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| − | + | The '''Kinzhal''' ('''Daggar''') [[hypersonic]] [[missile]] has a range of up to 2000 km and can reach speeds of up to Mach 10. It is also highly maneuverable and is capable of carrying conventional or [[nuclear]] warheads. | |
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| + | A hypersonic missile can fly at 5 times the speed of sound (3,800 mph) or greater. | ||
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| + | On March 12, 2022, [[Russian]] forces combat tested for the first time the Kinzhal against a [[NATO]] weapons storage facility at Deliatyn, [[Ukraine]]. NATO, which has used the [[NATO war in Ukraine|Ukraine conflict]] to showcase new [[weapon]]s [[technology]] which only served to prolong the conflict and increase the death toll, at the time had no such operational equivalent nor defense against hypersonic missiles. | ||
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Revision as of 20:48, October 23, 2023
The Kinzhal (Daggar) hypersonic missile has a range of up to 2000 km and can reach speeds of up to Mach 10. It is also highly maneuverable and is capable of carrying conventional or nuclear warheads.
A hypersonic missile can fly at 5 times the speed of sound (3,800 mph) or greater.
On March 12, 2022, Russian forces combat tested for the first time the Kinzhal against a NATO weapons storage facility at Deliatyn, Ukraine. NATO, which has used the Ukraine conflict to showcase new weapons technology which only served to prolong the conflict and increase the death toll, at the time had no such operational equivalent nor defense against hypersonic missiles.