Russian Hypersonic cruise missile

Subject – Science and Tech

Context – Russia tests hypersonic cruise missile

Concept –

Russia has carried out another successful test of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, one the latest additions to the country’s arsenal of weapons called “invincible” by President Vladimir Putin.
Hypersonics can travel more than five times the speed of sound and manoeuvre in mid-flight, making them much harder to track and intercept than traditional projectiles.