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gelgoog

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This system was talked about by Russian officials about a week ago. There is still a lot of speculative information on it. No one knows exactly what the system specifications are supposed to be yet.
 
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Yukiolweipqled51 said:
Isn't Kinzhal just the Iskander ballistic missile fired from a fighter/interceptor?

This is just like the Israeli Sparrow target missile launched from aircraft. They asked, if we can launch a simulated ballistic missile from an aircraft to simulate a real ballistic missile, why don't we do that with the real thing? Launch a real ballistic missile from an aircraft and give it a new name RAMPAGE and pretend it's an innovation.

Another one of those cases where Israelis consisting largely of Russians/Eastern Europeans and Russians share the same weapons ancestry.
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That is an oversimplification. The MiG-31 which launches Kinzhal travels at over Mach 2 (close to Mach 3) so the missile is a lot smaller than a similar ranged Iskander would be. It does not need a similar sized first stage to get to that speed. Kinzhal uses similar technology but is not just a straight exact air launched Iskander.
 
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