Despite billions invested in programs like the Air Force’s HACM, Army’s LRHW “Dark Eagle,” and Navy’s CPS, the United States ...

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 ...

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.

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.

The Fatah missile is a devastating tool that can be used for both offense and defense. But what is it's range and how does it ...

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.

Russia fired a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile for the first time in Ukraine, experts say. The director of the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute said it found evidence from a recent attack.

Putin sends hypersonic missiles to Atlantic Sends of frigate with Zircon missiles Putin says no other power has such weapons Russia has used hypersonic missiles in Ukraine This content was ...

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 ...

Russia developed the 3M22 Zircon scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missile and likely used it against Ukraine during an attack on Feb. 7, 2024. These missiles are believed to be able to reach ...