Russia mass produces hypersonic missiles capable of destroying aircraft carriers
The Kinzhal system's hypersonic missiles can destroy aircraft carriers, destroyers and cruisers of a potential enemy, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov said in an interview with Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
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| Russia's latest Kinzhal hypersonic missile is launched from an aircraft. Photo: Sputnik |
"This is a high-precision weapon with a multifunctional warhead that allows it to strike both stationary and moving targets. In particular, aircraft carriers and cruisers, destroyers and frigates are potential targets for this weapon," he said.
Mr. Borisov also said that the Defense Ministry has signed a contract for mass production of the latest hypersonic ballistic missiles with Avangard nuclear engines.
At the same time, he stressed that all the weapons systems presented by the President in his message to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation are at different levels of readiness.
On March 1, in his message to the Federal Assembly, President Vladimir Putin presented Russia's latest weapons that have no analogues in the world, including the Avangard nuclear-powered cruise missile and a Kinzhal missile complex.
