Seen by the US military as a threat for years, Russia's Yasen-class submarines are now on track to get hypersonic missiles

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Russian Navy Yasen submarine Kazan
Russian Navy Yasen-class sub Kazan arrives at its permanent base on Russia's Arctic coast on June 1, 2021.

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US Navy stealth destroyer Zumwalt's deck guns are basically useless, but it's on its way to get new hypersonic missile launchers

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USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) transits the Atlantic Ocean during acceptance trials, April 21, 2016.

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Russia's Kinzhal was never an unstoppable hypersonic missile, but the Patriot shot that killed one is still 'impressive,' expert says

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Kh 47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic.
MiG-31BM supersonic interceptor armed with a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missile underneath it.

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Ukraine says it used a US-made Patriot system to shot down a Russian hypersonic missile for the first time

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Kh 47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic
MiG-31BM supersonic interceptor equipped with a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missile underneath it.

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Putin's 'invincible' missile has a very common problem

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In this image taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, May 28, 2022, a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile is launched by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov of the Russian navy from the Barents Sea.
Russian navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov launches a Zircon hypersonic missile in the Barents Sea in May 2022.

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