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U.S. Struggles to Catch Up in Hypersonic Weapons Race with Russia and China
The Pentagon has significantly increased funding for hypersonic technologies in recent years. From $2 billion in 2020 to $6.9 billion in the current budget, the U.S. is intensifyi ...
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Could hypersonic missiles increase the threat of nuclear war?
Front Lines,’ Christopher McFadden’s’ column, examines warfare past, present, and future. McFadden analyzes cutting-edge ...
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Russia OKs Use of Nukes in Response to Non-Nuclear Attacks
The Russian military said the Avangard hypersonic weapon entered combat duty. Little on the Pentagon’s drawing board illustrates more clearly the Trump administration’s worry about China and Russia ...
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Russia, China, and the US are in a hypersonic weapons arm race - and officials warn the US could be falling behind
Hypersonic weapons, along with AI ... The second weapon is the Avangard HGV, which is supposed to be launched from either a UR-100UTTKh or RS-28 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
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Putin: Russia is world leader in hypersonic weapons
“Not a single country has hypersonic weapons, let alone hypersonic weapons of intercontinental range.” He said the first unit equipped with the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle was set to go on duty ...
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First regiment of Avangard hypersonic missile systems goes on combat duty in Russia
MOSCOW, December 27. /TASS/. The first regiment of Avangard hypersonic missile systems has gone on combat duty in Russia, the Defense Ministry reported on Friday. "Russian Defense Minister Army ...
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New Sarmat missile can carry several hypersonic weapons, Russian officer claims
In anticipation of the deployment of the Sarmat, the hypersonic vehicle has been fitted to the existing Soviet-built ICBMs, and the first unit armed with the Avangard entered duty in December 2019.
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Russia deploys Avangard hypersonic missile system
Russia's first regiment of Avangard hypersonic missiles has been put into service, the defence ministry says. The location was not given, although officials had earlier indicated they would be ...
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The Age Of Hypersonic Weapons Has Begun
With a highly publicized test firing and pledge by President Vladimir Putin that it will soon be deployed to frontline units, Russia’s Avangard hypersonic weapon has officially gone from a ...
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Russia announces successful test of unbeatable Avangard hypersonic missile
Putin said the Avangard hypersonic missile was an “excellent New Year's gift to the nation.” Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday announced his country had successfully tested a new ...
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Avangard hypersonic missile systems to enter combat duty in Dombarovsky division in 2019
MOSCOW, December 17. /TASS/. First Avangard hypersonic missile systems will enter combat duty in 2019 at the Dombarovsky missile division based in the Orenburg Region in the south Urals ...