Russias Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic missile which would be equipped on submarines and surface ships is in the final stages of testing. "The tests are going on as planned and are at the final stage," Vladimir Pospelov, a member of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission and a member of the Marine Board under the government of Russia, was quoted as saying by state-owned RIA Novosti
A B-52 bomber conducted a simulated hypersonic kill chain employment sensor to shooter test during Northern Edge 21 (NE21) exercise on May 5, 2021. The B52 Stratofortress from the 49th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, flew more than 13-hour sortie from Barksdale AFB, La
Russias most potent nuclear powered submarine, Kazan, the lead vessel of the Yasen-M project was today inducted into its Navy. The Project 885M Yasen-M nuclear submarines can carry carry Oniks and Kalibr cruise missiles
Russia will carry out three tests of Sarmat, its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in this year. "Three launches of the Sarmat ICBM will be carried out as part of flight development tests in 2021," a source close to the Russian defense ministry was quoted as saying by government-owned TASS news agency today
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the first regiment equipped with Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) will achieve combat duty next year. Putin was addressing the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Wednesday
Russia will complete testing its Zircon (Tsirkon) hypersonic missile this year. "This year, it is planned to complete the tests of the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile
One of Russias Rezonans-N anti-hypersonic missile radar will enter combat service in the Arctic, some 30km away from the border with Norway, by the end of this year. The first of these radars was deployed on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago in November last year
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Russias United Engine Corporation (UEC) has completed the first stage of testing a a pulse detonation engine, which in the future can be used in advanced rocket and space systems, hypersonic aircraft and orbital space-planes. In some operating modes, the power plant demonstrated up to 50% increase in specific thrust when compared to conventional engines