Experts say the Zircon, if it lives up to what the Russian government says about it, is a formidable weapon. Its hypersonic speed makes it invulnerable to even the best Western missile defenses ...

The United States Is Catching Up in the Hypersonic Weapons Race – While military brass and defense policymakers worldwide are ...

If Russia responds to the German military base with a conditional "Hazel" for launching Taurus missiles on its territory, ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

Russian moves to operationalise the Zircon hypersonic missile represent an important development, but the significance – especially in terms of the current conflict – should not be overstated. The ...

The Zircon’s speed is believed to be between Mach 8 and Mach 9, making it one of the fastest missiles ever made. America has all but thrown in the towel in the great race to achieve hypersonic ...

Languages: English. Russia's military struck Kyiv with a hypersonic "Zircon" missile for the first time in its war against Ukraine last week, according to a Ukrainian-based research institute.

Putin has touted Russian hypersonic weapons like the Zircon missile as impossible to defend against. Zircon in particular is powerful but there are limits on what it can do, a Western expert says.

He claimed that the United States had invented the hypersonic missile and that it had been "stolen" by adversaries. “You know ...

Russian navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov launches a Zircon hypersonic missile in the Barents Sea in May 2022.Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP Putin has touted Russian hypersonic weapons ...