Russia Is Close To Launching New High-Speed Air-Launched Missile

Sukhoi Su-35S multirole fighter with missiles

KTRV is producing numerous missiles, including (from left) the Kh-31PM, Kh-35U and Kh-38M missiles, pictured with a Sukhoi Su-35S multirole fighter.

Credit: Piotr Butowski
An increasing number of signs indicate that work on a new Russian high-performance air-launched missile is nearing completion and that the nation is accelerating missile production. During a March 14 visit to the headquarters of Tactical Missiles Corp. (KTRV) in Korolyov near Moscow, Russian Defense...

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