Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the impending deployment Wednesday of a new hypersonic nuclear-capable missile system that he claims will evade American defenses worldwide, dramatically ...

Putin described Avangard as a system that 'flies to its target like a meteorite, like a ball of fire' Existing missile defense systems are incapable of intercepting hypersonic missiles U.S. and Japan ...

The Russian Defense Ministry reported earlier that the latest Avangard missile system had been demonstrated to a US inspection group. According to the ministry, it was done for the purpose of keeping ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: A newly released video shows Russia’s Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) being deployed for combat duty. Earlier this week, Russia’s Defense Ministry released a ...

Russia has deployed its first regiment of Avangard hypersonic missiles—which Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed can defeat any American defense system—to combat duty, the country's armed forces ...

Key point: Why have a regular missile, when you can have a faster hypersonic one that is harder to shoot down? That is the logic behind Russia’s impressive Avangard missile. Russian President Vladimir ...

In this video grab provided by RU-RTR Russian television, a computer simulation shows the Avangard hypersonic vehicle maneuvering to bypass missile defenses en route to target. AP MOSCOW — Russia’s ...

Russia's first regiment of Avangard hypersonic missiles has been put into service, the defence ministry says. The location was not given, although officials had earlier indicated they would be ...

A still from the defence ministry video shows an Avangard warhead (computer simulation) Russia's first regiment of Avangard hypersonic missiles has been put into service, the defence ministry says.

The location was not given, although officials had earlier indicated they would be deployed in the Urals. President Vladimir Putin has said the nuclear-capable missiles can travel more than 20 times ...