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Russia reports using advanced hypersonic missile in Ukraine for first time

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Russia used its newest Kinzhal hypersonic missiles for the first time in Ukraine on Friday to destroy a weapons storage site in the country’s west, the Russian defense ministry said.

Russia has never before admitted using the high-precision weapon in combat. State news agency RIA Novosti called it the first use of the Kinzhal hypersonic weapons during the conflict in Ukraine.

“The Kinzhal aviation missile system with hypersonic aeroballistic missiles destroyed a large underground warehouse containing missiles and aviation ammunition in the village of Deliatyn in the Ivano-Frankivsk region,” the Russian defense ministry said Saturday.

Deliatyn is located outside the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, along the border with Romania.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has termed the Kinzhal (Dagger) missile “an ideal weapon” that flies at 10 times the speed of sound and can overcome air-defense systems.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/russia-re ... irst-time/


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And remember my friend, future events such as these will affect you in the future
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Yuli Ban wrote: Sun Mar 20, 2022 12:22 am
Damn.

We've been given a glimpse into the future of war right there.
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Iran claims to have created hypersonic missile

Tue 6 Jun 2023 08.43 BST

Iran has claimed it has created a hypersonic missile capable of travelling at 15 times the speed of sound.

The announcement came as tensions remain high with the US over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Iran’s state television reported that the missile – called Fattah, or “Conqueror” in Farsi – had a range of up to 870 miles (1,400km).

The report also claimed the missile could pass through any regional missile defence system, though it offered no evidence to support the claim.

The broadcast showed what appeared to be a model of the missile being unveiled by the Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s hardline paramilitary organisation, before President Ebrahim Raisi. The guards already have a vast arsenal of ballistic missiles.

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Hermeus Rapidly Iterating Through Hypersonic Test Prototypes

January 4, 2024 by Brian Wang
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2024/01/h ... types.html
Hermeus has completed testing of its first fully-integrated vehicle, Quarterhorse Mk 0. This non-flying prototype acted as a ‘dynamic iron bird’ for the company by validating all major aircraft subsystems in a real-world environment. Hermeus’ first flight vehicle, Quarterhorse Mk 1, is actively being built and scheduled to fly in 2024.

Mk 0 is the first of four aircraft in the Quarterhorse program, which will culminate in a vehicle capable of surpassing the all-time airspeed record held by the SR-71. Each aircraft will progressively increase in complexity allowing Hermeus to distribute program risk across multiple vehicles and accelerate learning.
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