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Russia touts hypersonic missile speed

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Russia touts hypersonic missile speedRussia touted Thursday a new hypersonic missile said to hit speeds of more than 30,000 kilometres per hour, amid heightened tension with the US over arms control. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday tracked final tests of a hypersonic missile dubbed “Avangard,” which he says would defeat all existing missile defence systems. When Putin unveiled the new weapon during his state of the nation address in March, he said the missile was highly manoeuvrable and flew at 20 times the speed of sound.