On February 23, a Russian defense industry source said Russia has developed a hypersonic air-to-ground missile prototype for its Su-57 aircraft. In an interview, the source confirmed that the missile could fit inside the Su-57’s internal weapons bay, following earlier reports that the weapon would share characteristics with the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile. The Kinzhal was...
On November 30, Russian state media reported the country’s military test fired a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile from a MiG-31K earlier this month. The fighter aircraft took off from Olenegorsk air base and fired the Kinzhal against a ground target at the Pemboi training ground in Russia’s Komi Republic. The launch reportedly took place in mid-November....
On July 19, the Russian Ministry of Defence released a video of a MiG-31K firing a KH-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM). The interceptor aircraft was flying with “a Tu-22M3 bomber with a new missile,” according to Russian news agency TASS. The Kinzhal is nuclear-capable, and on July 18 TASS reported that Russia plans to...
On July 2, Russian news source TASS reported that Russia plans to test the KH-47M2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM) “aboard the Tu-22M3 strategic bomber.” Quoted in TASS, General Mikhail Operin stated, “‘The tests are needed to see whether it [the bomber] will be capable of accelerating the missile and to get the results.’” The...
On May 5, Russian media reported that ten MiG-31 fighters fitted with Kinzhal missiles are currently on test combat duty. Speaking to Zvezda TV, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov explained that “today ten jets have gone on test combat duty and are ready for use depending on the situation.” Reports also announced that the...
On March 11, Russia released footage of its new ‘Kinzhal’ nuclear-capable air-launched missile. The Kinzhal was first announced by Putin earlier this month, in his State of the Union to Russia’s Federal Assembly. Putin claimed that the Kinzhal’s “unique flight characteristics of the high-speed carrier aircraft allow the missile to be delivered to the point...
