Russia's Putin launches nuclear-powered submarinePresident Vladimir Putin launched a nuclear-powered submarine named Perm, equipped with hypersonic Zircon missiles capable of traveling at ...
28 Mar, 2025, 06.46 AM IST
Ukraine says Russia has fired five Zircon missiles at Kyiv this yearThe sea-based Zircon missiles have a range of 1,000 km and travel at nine times the speed of sound, Russia says. Military analysts have sai...
01 Apr, 2024, 11.59 PM IST
Vladimir Putin's address to Russia's parliament: Highlights on Ukraine war and military capabilitiesIn his state-of-the-nation address, President Vladimir Putin reiterated Russia's commitment to the war in Ukraine, highlighting the importa...
29 Feb, 2024, 03.50 PM IST
Russia's new hypersonic missile needs more testing before adoptionRussia, China and the United States are in a race to develop hypersonic weapons and Russia has been testing the Zircon since at least 2017,...
26 Jan, 2024, 06.34 PM IST
Explainer: Why is North Korea testing hypersonic missiles and how do they work?North Korea has tested a new solid-fuel hypersonic missile with intermediate range, featuring a conical manoeuvrable reentry vehicle (MaRV)...
15 Jan, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
Russia to equip new nuclear submarines with hypersonic missilesThe sea-based Zircon hypersonic missiles have a range of 900 km (560 miles), and can travel at several times the speed of sound, making it ...
14 Aug, 2023, 09.07 AM IST
India, Russia to build BrahMoS hypersonic versionMoscow is ahead of the US and other western powers in the development of hypersonic missiles, considered a game-changer in modern warfare. ...
03 Apr, 2023, 11.57 PM IST
China leading in hypersonic weapons: US defence officialsChina's hypersonic arsenal includes the DF-17, a medium-range ballistic missile with a hypersonic glide vehicle that has a range of 1,600 k...
11 Mar, 2023, 06.59 PM IST
Russia's defence ministry says frigate tested 900 km missile strike capacityIn a statement, the ministry said the frigate had run a test on hypersonic Zircon missiles, which have a range of 900 km (560 miles), using...
25 Jan, 2023, 12.25 PM IST
Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles to join drills with China, S.AfricaThe missiles fly at nine times the speed of sound, with a range of more than 1,000 km (620 miles), Russia says. They form the centrepiece o...
23 Jan, 2023, 08.57 AM 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 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
China joins heated race for new missiles, vies with US, RussiaThe Financial Times reported on Saturday that China had launched a rocket carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle that flew through space, circ...
18 Oct, 2021, 01.55 PM IST
North Korea's 'hypersonic' missile: what we knowHypersonic missiles can manoeuvre in mid-flight, making them much harder to track and intercept than traditional projectiles.
30 Sep, 2021, 11.02 AM 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's S-500 missile system hits test targetAfter tests are completed the first S-500 system -- also known as Prometheus and the Triumfator-M -- will be sent to an air defence unit ou...
20 Jul, 2021, 03.25 PM IST
Russia test fires Zircon hypersonic cruise missileMoscow has in recent years touted the development of futuristic weapons which it hopes will give it the edge in any arms race with the Unit...
19 Jul, 2021, 02.31 PM IST