Russia flexes nuclear muscles as tensions rise with NATORussia is conducting large-scale nuclear drills involving thousands of personnel. These exercises include missile tests and the issuance of...
21 May, 2026, 10.26 PM IST
Most powerful missile system in the world: Putin hails "successful test" of Sarmat missileRussia has successfully tested its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. President Vladimir Putin called it the world's most powerful ...
13 May, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
Ukraine says some Russian missiles fly near Chornobyl, risking major accidentBoth the Chornobyl site and western Ukraine's two-reactor Khmelnytskyi nuclear plant have been on the flight path of Russian hypersonic K...
22 Apr, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
After Trump sends nuclear subs near Russia, Putin responds with hypersonic threat — what Oreshnik missiles can doOreshnik hypersonic missile is now officially in Russia’s military arsenal as President Vladimir Putin confirms full-scale production and d...
03 Aug, 2025, 04.33 AM IST
Putin goes full throttle on hypersonic missiles as Israel, US strike Iran sparking World War III panicMiddle East tensions and fears of World War III have led Vladimir Putin to announce plans to increase production of Oreshnik hypersonic mis...
25 Jun, 2025, 03.05 AM IST
As World War III fears surge, Putin announces big move amid Israel-Iran conflict. Check detailsRussian despot Vladimir Putin is ramping up hypersonic missile production as tensions in the Middle East exacerbates WW3 fears. Vladimir Pu...
24 Jun, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
All about Russia's Oreshnik ballistic missile that West cannot interceptA new intermediate-range ballistic missile called Oreshnik used by Russia in a strike on Ukraine this month is a state-of-the art weapon th...
29 Nov, 2024, 12.19 PM IST
McLaren to partner with British Defence Ministry in its hypersonic missile development programCar manufacturer McLaren has announced its collaboration agreement with the British Defence Ministry. The two sides will partner on the dev...
07 Jul, 2024, 12.55 AM IST
Vladimir Putin sends off frigate armed with new hypersonic cruise missileIn a video conference with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Igor Krokhmal, commander of the frigate named "Admiral of the Fleet of the So...
04 Jan, 2023, 04.45 PM IST
Putin says Russian navy to get new hypersonic missiles soonSpeaking on Russia's Navy Day in the former imperial capital of St Petersburg, Putin praised Tsar Peter the Great for making Russia a great...
31 Jul, 2022, 02.24 PM IST
Russia says carried out hypersonic missile testThe missile was fired from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate stationed in the Barents Sea and "successfully hit" a target stationed 1,000 kilome...
28 May, 2022, 04.42 PM IST
Russia uses advanced hypersonic missiles in Ukraine for the first timeRussia has never before admitted using the high-precision weapon in combat, and state news agency RIA Novosti said it was the first use of ...
19 Mar, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
Russia test-fires new hypersonic Tsirkon missiles from frigate, submarineRussian President Vladimir Putin has lauded the weapon as part of a new generation of unrivalled arms systems.
31 Dec, 2021, 02.11 PM IST
Russia test fires Zircon hypersonic missileHypersonics can travel more than five times the speed of sound and manoeuvre in mid-flight, making them much harder to track and intercept ...
18 Nov, 2021, 07.04 PM IST
Russia test fires submarine-launched hypersonic Tsirkon missile for first timeRussia's defence ministry said that the Severodvinsk submarine had fired the missile in the Barents Sea, successfully hitting its chosen ta...
04 Oct, 2021, 12.35 PM IST
With cutting-edge hypersonics, Russia leads in new arms raceHypersonics are able to travel at velocities of at least five times the speed of sound and manoeuvre in mid-flight, making them much harder...
22 Jul, 2021, 03.39 PM IST
Russia says it successfully tested, Tsirkon, a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missileGerasimov said that the missile hit its target 450 kilometres away in the Barents Sea and hit a Mach 8 speed -- eight times the speed of so...
07 Oct, 2020, 05.16 PM IST