Russia said on\u2009Sunday it successfully launched a hypersonic missile which President Vladimir Putin called \u201can ideal weapon\u201d as he unveiled a new array of next-generation arms earlier this month.<\/p>\n
The high-precision Kinzhal (Dagger) missile was launched from a MiG-31 supersonic interceptor jet that took off from an airfield in the south military district in Russia\u2019s southwest, the defence ministry said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe launch went according to plan, the hypersonic missile hit its target,\u201d the ministry added.<\/p>\n
The ministry released video footage showing two pilots gearing up for a flight and then running towards a jet with a large missile slung beneath its underbelly.<\/p>\n
Set to rousing, patriotic music, the video then shows a missile detaching from the airborne plane and gliding across the dark sky, leaving a fiery trail behind.<\/p>\n
The Kinzhal missile was one of an array of new weapons Putin unveiled in his state-of-the-nation address earlier this month, ahead of a presidential election on March 18 that he is all but guaranteed to win.<\/p>\n
Putin said the missile flies at 10 times the speed of the sound and can overcome air-defence systems.<\/p>\n
The missile has been deployed in the southern military district since December 1, he added.<\/p>\n
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Facebook that work had also been done to modernise the \u201cunique\u201d MiG-31 supersonic jet that will carry the missile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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