Russia Shows-Off The "Kinzhal", Their Newest Hypersonic Air-To-Surface Missile System

#Russia just gave us a closer look at "Kinzhal", their recently revealed hypersonic air-to-surface missile system pic.twitter.com/zY9pzBwQzT

— Joseph Dempsey (@JosephHDempsey) March 10, 2018

RT: Russia’s new hypersonic missile put through military tests (VIDEO)

A video showing a new set of tests of the cutting-edge hypersonic Kinzhal missile has been released by the Russian Defense Ministry. President Vladimir Putin earlier said the weapon is designed to penetrate any possible defenses.

The footage features a pair of MiG-31 aircraft carrying a single Kinzhal on its under-fuselage pylons. The planes take off and launch the ‘Kinzhal’ (Russian for “dagger”) missiles during high-altitude flight.

The video shows the very moment of the missile launch. The projectile can be seen detaching from the plane’s belly, shooting off the engine shroud and swiftly blasting away, leaving only a trail in the skies.

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Update: Russian Aerospace Forces made training launch of Kinzhal hypersonic missile - MoD (TASS)

WNU Editor: Normally the Russian Ministry of Defense would not release such a video until sometime in the far future. But the Russian Presidential election is only eight days away .... everything that you will see on Russian TV from now until then is to boost the image of Russia under Putin .... which includes showing-off successful missile tests.