‘The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal’, a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile, belongs to which one of the following countries?
China
France
Russia
USA
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UPSC CAPF – 2022
The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is a Russian air-launched hypersonic aero-ballistic missile. It has been frequently mentioned in news related to Russia’s military capabilities and its conflict with Ukraine.
The Kinzhal is part of Russia’s suite of advanced weapons systems. Hypersonic missiles are a category of weapons capable of traveling at speeds exceeding Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound) and are difficult to intercept with current missile defence systems.