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Russia says latest hypersonic missile test was a success

By Mike Brest
Published November 29, 2021 4:25pm ET
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Russia says latest hypersonic missile test was a success
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a joint news conference with Swiss Federal President Didier Burkhalter in the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Russia has pulled back its troops from the Ukrainian border, Vladimir Putin told diplomats Wednesday as he urged insurgents in southeast Ukraine to postpone their planned referendum Sunday on autonomy. (AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool) | Sergei Karpukhin

The Russian military claimed to have successfully tested another hypersonic missile test as militaries worldwide race to develop and perfect the sophisticated weaponry.

The frigate of the Northern Fleet Admiral Gorshkov fired the Zircon missile in the White Sea and hit a naval target more than 400 kilometers away, the defense ministry said in a statement on Monday.

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