China has been watching the Kinzhal closely to see how it stacks up against US systems in Ukraine. Beijing hopes that its own hypersonic missiles will give it an edge over the US in a potential war. But some defense analysts in China are questioning Russia’s performance with the missile. Modern militaries have been looking […]
More than 20 weapons failed to reach their targets, including three out of six Kinzhal hypersonicmissiles, in Russia’s early morning attack on Ukraine, Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said on national television on Jan. 13. The incoming missiles either crashed in open terrain, exploded in the air, or were affected by Ukrainian electronic warfare, according to Ihnat. He also said that it was possible that some of the missiles were electronic decoys. Russia launched missiles of […]