Two MiG-31s carry the Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic missile on belly stations.
Credit: Piotr Butowski/AW&ST
In the first known air strike involving multiple hypersonic weapons, Russia fired six air-launched Kinzhal ballistic missiles at Ukraine on March 9 as part of wave attack of 81 missiles and loitering munitions, the Ukrainian air force says. Ukraine still lacks an air defense system capable of...
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