{"id":4026,"date":"2026-08-14T15:20:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T09:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4026"},"modified":"2026-08-14T15:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:01:38","slug":"kinzhal-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kinzhal-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinzhal Missile, Features, Range, Significance, Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why in News<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Russia\u2019s Su-57 fighter aircraft<\/strong> is in focus as Moscow pushes to enhance its capabilities with advanced missiles, including the Kinzhal, R-37 and Kh-69<\/strong>.
\nThe development highlights Russia\u2019s efforts to strengthen its fifth-generation air-combat and long-range strike capabilities<\/strong>.
\nIt is also significant for India due to its defence cooperation with Russia and interest in advanced fighter aircraft and missile technologies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Kinzhal Missile<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • The Kh-47M2<\/strong>, nicknamed “Kinzhal” (Dagger<\/strong>), is a nuclear-capable<\/strong>, Russian air-launched<\/strong> ballistic missile<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  • It was one of six \u201cnext generation\u201d weapons<\/strong> unveiled by Russian President<\/strong> Putin during a speech in March 2018.<\/li>\n
  • Features:<\/strong>\n
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    • The Kinzhal can reach speeds of up to Mach 10<\/strong> (12,350 km\/hr).<\/li>\n
    • It can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads<\/strong> with a payload of up to 480 kg and a thermonuclear option with a 10-50 kt warhead.<\/li>\n
    • It has a reported range of 1,500-2,000 km.<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • The Kinzhal has a length of 8 m<\/strong>, a body diameter of 1<\/strong> m, and a launch weight of approximately 4,300 kg.<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • It is designed to be launched from MiG-31 fighter jets<\/strong> at altitudes of about 18 km (59,000 ft).<\/li>\n
    • This missile maneuvers during all stages<\/strong> of its flight to overcome hostile air defense systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Kinzhal Missile, Know its features, Mach 10 speed, range, nuclear capability, launch platform, significance, and latest news in simple language.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":4027,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[786],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-general-studies","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4026","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\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4026"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4026\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":119316,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4026\/revisions\/119316"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}