A photograph of the flight of the Russian hypersonic missile "Kinzhal", taken directly from the cockpit of a supersonic MiG-31K aircraft, has appeared online. The footage was published by a former pilot, military aviation expert FighterBomber.
The MiG-31 interceptor was originally intended to chase reconnaissance aircraft and intercept cruise missiles of a potential enemy.
The MiG-31 accelerates to a speed of 3100 km/h and is capable of flying at an altitude of more than 30 km, in the stratosphere. These characteristics came in handy in order to raise the "Kinzhal" to a high altitude and accelerate it to a high starting speed.
The Kinzhal is based on the 9M723 aeroballistic missile of the Iskander-M, carrying different types of warheads and capable of operating at any initial speed and at any altitude of the carrier. As a result, engineers created an air missile system that has no analogues in the world.
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