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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. Updated Mig 31 and Su34 high-performance fighters can both deliver the Kinzhal. The advanced supersonic Tu160 can mount several.
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. Updated Mig 31 and Su34 high-performance fighters can both deliver the Kinzhal. The advanced supersonic Tu160 can mount several.
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.
Kinzhal and the Kh32 antiship missile specifically designed to attack US carrier groups which became operational in 2018, are equally effective for attacks on land targets, especially [[NATO]] bases. As a conventional weapon, the "Dagger" has the advantage of a huge amount of kinetic energy, making it possible to penetrate concrete structures, even underground.
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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