First use of hypersonic missile in combat


DELIVERY: Su-34, Su-24M, MiG-31K interceptors and long range Tu-22M supersonic bombers

KH-47M2 “KINZHAL” (Dagger): Nuclear-capable ground strike missile

Speed: Mach 10
Range: 2,000km
8m
PLASMA CLOUD: High speed generates ionised gas cloud that absorbs radar waves and reduces radar cross-section of missile, making it harder to detect


FLIGHT PATH

Radar limit

Low altitude: Below radar until close to target

In-flight manoeuvres: On-board guidance system offsets interference caused by plasma cloud

UKRAINE
 
Mar 20: Ammunition depot in Diliatyn

Kyiv

Mar 21: Fuel depot near Mykolaiv

TARGETS
100km 60 miles

Long range allows missile to be fired from Russian airspace


Russian control
Territory
Russian advances


Source: Global Security, Interesting Engineering
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