Flag of Great Britain in front of the Palace of Westminster in London LONDON, Jan 8 Britain plans to develop hypersonic missiles in order to compete with Russia in this area, said Tony Radakin, the chief of defense of the United Kingdom. that Radakin outlined plans, the purpose of which is «to compete with the growing military power of Russia.» The Armed Forces are on experimental combat duty at the Dagger airplane complex, the Zircon hypersonic missile is undergoing state tests, and strategic missiles with the Avangard hypersonic gliding unit are on alert. 
» This is the best technique in the world. » What will equip the Russian army in 2022, «Avangard» can develop a speed 20 times the speed of sound. The first regiment with these systems is stationed in the Yasnenskaya missile division (Orenburg region). The Kinzhal hypersonic complex missile, according to the developers, is guaranteed to overcome all existing air and anti-missile defense systems, delivering nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of up to two thousand kilometers. The MiG-31K interceptor fighters are equipped with the «Dagger». The Zircon hypersonic missile is capable of a speed of Mach nine (nine times the speed of sound, more than ten thousand kilometers per hour), has a flight range of over a thousand kilometers. 
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