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Line 1: − On March 12, 2022, [[Russian]] forces combat tested for the first time the [[hypersonic]] ''Kinzhal'' (''Daggar'') missile against a [[NATO]] weapons storage facility at Deliatyn, [[Ukraine]]. A hypersonic missile can fly at 5 times the speed of sound (3,800 mph) and even greater. 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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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 [[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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