The AS-24 KILLJOY missile accelerates to Mach 4 (roughly 3,000 miles per hour) after launch and may reach speeds as fast as Mach 10 (roughly 7,673 miles per hour).
In recent years, the concept of “hypersonic” missiles has become a talking point for countries, from Russia to the US and China.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers, hypersonic missiles, and warships accompanied by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
The USS Zumwalt is the lead ship of the Zumwalt class of naval vessels. She has been described as the largest destroyer in the world.
Yasen-class submarines are nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines, built to replace Soviet-era nuclear attack submarines.
Supersonic missiles travel faster than sound and are incredibly difficult to defend against, now Iran claims to have acquired them
Russia's new Karakurt-class missile corvette ship the Tsiklon is reportedly armed with Zircon hypersonic missiles, in addition to its arsenal of cruise missiles.
Ukraine has been under heavy bombardment by Russia since it began its offensive, but its air defenses have helped it take down drones and missiles.
Russia, China, and Iran have all made various claims about possessing or working on developing such advanced missiles.
In November, the IRGC warned that a new hypersonic missile it was developing could hit Israel within 400 seconds.
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