Russia has put another deadly Avangard weapons system into service, according to the country's Ministry of Defense. The ministry on Saturday shared footage of the Avangard, a nuclear-capable ...

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Russia’s current level of nuclear modernization is the highest in the country’s history, according to a top defense official. “The large-scale and dedicated work […] resulted in the highest level of ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on 26 December 2018 announced a successful initial all-up flight test of the Avangard (Vanguard) hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV). An UR-100N UTTH ICBM system equipped ...

On Wednesday, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that it had successfully tested a supersonic weapon that can travel at least 20 times the speed of sound. The glider, reportedly capable of carrying a ...