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The 3M22 Zircon, [13] also spelled as Tsirkon (Russian: Циркон, NATO reporting name: SS-N-33) [14] is a Russian scramjet-powered, nuclear-capable hypersonic cruise missile. Produced by NPO Mashinostroyeniya for the Russian Navy, the missile utilizes the 3S-14 launch platforms on frigates and submarines.
The high speed of the Kinzhal gives it better target penetration than lighter, slower cruise missiles. [14] In Russian media the "hypersonic" feature has been highlighted as a unique feature to create an impression it is a new and advanced design (hypersonic glide and scramjet) although the Kinzhal actually uses a standard ballistic missile ...
Air-launched cruise missile India / Russia: 500 km (310 mi) 3.0: 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) ... Hypersonic Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile
Hypersonic cruise missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles have the ability to maneuver — to evade air defenses, for example — at speeds in excess of Mach 5, something the Kinzhal cannot do.
Russia successfully test-launched its Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile from a military vessel for the first time early last month, the TASS news agency said on Thursday, citing two ...
Hypersonic cruise missile: cruise missiles which use air-breathing engines such as scramjets to reach high speeds [2] [1] Hypersonic aircraft using air-breathing engines such as scramjets to reach high speeds [1] Guns which fire cannon-launched guided projectiles. These may be developments of traditional artillery or novel technologies such as ...
Earlier this year, Russia fired its newest and most dangerous weapon from the belly of a MiG-31 fighter jet. When the hypersonic Kinzhal missile lit its rocket engines and shrieked across the sky ...
BrahMos-II (≈800–1500 km) / – hypersonic cruise missile [14] [11] under development as of 2011 in India and Russia [15] [16] HSTDV – hypersonic scramjet demonstrator. A carrier vehicle for hypersonic long-range cruise missiles is being developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). [17] [18]