The state-of-the-art Kinzhal missile has a speed of Mach 10 and the ability to maneuver in flight, making it virtually invulnerable to enemy air and missile defense systems. Sergey Chemezov, the head of Russia's Rostec State Corporation has announced that the company had further increased the production of Kinzhal (Dagger) hypersonic missiles. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, he said that initially, "such a large quantity of this weapon was not required", but that the Kinzhals’ production has been increased since the beginning of the ongoing Russian special military operation in Ukraine.
He spoke after Lieutenant-General Sergey Kobylash, commander of the long-range aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces, said that during the special operation, the Kinzhals "had repeatedly been used to destroy ground targets" of the Ukrainian army.
Valery Gerasimov, the head of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, for his part, revealed that Ukraine’s air defenses had failed to tackle the Kinzhal missiles, which he said were used for the first time in combat conditions in Ukraine.
Poster Comment:
When air launched it is Mach 12 and digs a a 98 foot deep hole where the target used to be. More importantly Iran was given the Mach 12 Kinzhal and has begun producing its own supply which the Russians or the Chinese could buy if need be.