The missile system, which has been named Avangard, combines a powerful ballistic missile with what is called a “hypersonic glider.” Russia claims the system is capable of speeds exceeding Mach ...

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. The Kinzhal hypersonic missile system and the laser combat complex are already in service with the Russian Armed Forces while the Avangard weapon will come into operation ...

Then-Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov announced in March 2018 that a contract had been signed on the serial production of Avangard hypersonic missile systems. Commander of Russia’s Strategic ...

Wednesday's test involved launching an Avangard missile from the Dombarovskiy missile base in the southern Ural Mountains to hit a practice target on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of ...

What are the capabilities of this weapon? According to Vladimir Putin, Avangard "nullifies" American missile defence, suggesting that the investments the US has made in building anti-missile ...

Colonel General Sergey Karakayev announced that 88% of Russia's missile forces are modernized, including fifth-generation Yars and Avangard systems. "As of today, fifth-generation Yars and ...

The Sarmat missile is also capable of carrying up to 24 of Russia's new Avangard hypersonic glide vehicles, designed to sit atop of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The development comes ...