{"id":18635,"date":"2023-12-26T07:28:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T01:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=18635"},"modified":"2025-04-05T12:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T06:38:27","slug":"as-24-killjoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/as-24-killjoy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is AS-24 Killjoy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>About AS-24 Killjoy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the\u00a0western reporting name of the Kh-47M2 (Kinzhal), a\u00a0nuclear-capable, Russian air-launched\u00a0hypersonic ballistic missile.<\/li>\n<li>It was\u00a0one of six \u201cnext generation\u201d weapons unveiled\u00a0by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a speech in March 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Features:\n<ul>\n<li>It can reach\u00a0speeds of up to Mach 10 (12,350 km\/hr).<\/li>\n<li>It can\u00a0carry both conventional and nuclear warheads with a payload of up to 480 kg and a thermonuclear option with a 10-50 kt warhead.<\/li>\n<li>It has a reported\u00a0range of 1,500-2,000 km.<\/li>\n<li>It has a length of 8 m, a body diameter of 1 m, and a launch weight of approximately 4,300 kg.<\/li>\n<li>It is\u00a0designed to be launched from MiG-31 fighter jets at altitudes of about 18 km (59,000 ft).<\/li>\n<li>This\u00a0missile manoeuvres during all stages of its flight to overcome hostile air defence systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What are Hypersonic Weapons?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Hypersonic weapons\u00a0fly at speeds of at least Mach\u00a05 and are\u00a0highly maneuverable and able to change course during flight.<\/li>\n<li>They are different from ballistic missiles, which can also travel at hypersonic speeds (of at least Mach 5) but have set trajectories and limited maneuverability.<\/li>\n<li>\u00b7 There are\u00a0two main categories of hypersonic weapons: hypersonic glide vehicles and hypersonic cruise missiles.<\/li>\n<li>o Hypersonic glide vehicles are\u00a0launched from a rocket. The glide vehicle then separates from the rocket and \u201cglides\u201d at speeds of at least Mach\u00a05 toward a target.<\/li>\n<li>o Hypersonic\u00a0cruise missiles are powered by high-speed, air-breathing engines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1) What are Ballistic Missiles?<\/h3>\n<p>Ballistic missiles are powered initially by a rocket or series of rockets in stages, but then follow an unpowered trajectory that arches upwards before descending to reach its intended target. Ballistic missiles can carry either nuclear or conventional warheads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurasiantimes.com\/combat-debut-of-russias-undefeatable-missiles-in-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>Combat Debut Of Russia\u2019s \u2018Undefeatable\u2019 Hypersonic Missiles In Ukraine War Ruined By Patriot SAMs? Experts Decode<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AS-24 Killjoy is the western reporting name of the Kh-47M2 (Kinzhal), a nuclear-capable, Russian air-launched hypersonic ballistic missile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":18636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-18635","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}