Russia to launch hypersonic missiles

Agencies | Moscow                             

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Russia’s long-range air forces are being refitted with new wing-borne hypersonic missiles, the Interfax news agency reported yesterday.

“In the interests of long-range aviation, the development and supply of the entire range of aviation weapons, including new cruise hypersonic missiles, is being carried out,” Interfax cited the commander, Sergei Kobylash, as saying in an interview with the Russian defence ministry’s newspaper.

Russia’s fleet of long-range bombers is part of its nuclear triad and is capable of launching both nuclear and conventional missiles. Meanwhile, the Interfax reported yesterday that Russian troops are working “round-the-clock” at new anti-aircraft missile system positions to defend against missile and air strikes by Ukraine.

“The air defence units of the Western Military District continue to serve in the new position areas on combat duty around the clock,” the agency cited the ministry. Citing a military commander, Interfax reported that the S-300V battery can track a target at a distance of up to 204 km (127 miles) and at an altitude of up to 30 km (18.6 miles). Crews of the S-300V systems were “mastering new position areas” of the Russian long-range surface-to-air missile systems, the news agency reported.