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Avangard (hypersonic glide vehicle)

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Avangard, previously known during development as Objekt 4202, Yu-71 and Yu-74, is a Russian hypersonic glide vehicle carried as a payload on heavy intercontinental ballistic missiles. It can deliver either nuclear or conventional warheads and is claimed to travel at speeds exceeding Mach 20, entering service in 2019 with manufacturing tied to the Votkinsk Machine Building Plant. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Hypersonic glide vehicle 1
Introduced Year
2019 1
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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Operated By

Strategic Rocket Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Avangard (hypersonic glide vehicle)
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1. Wikipedia: Avangard (hypersonic glide vehicle)
  • service-status
    service = 2019-present
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Infobox, service field
    Infobox service field: 2019-present
  • Introduction
    is a Russian hypersonic glide vehicle carried as a payload on heavy intercontinental ballistic missiles
  • Operated By: Strategic Rocket Forces, Infobox, used_by field
    Infobox used_by field: Strategic Rocket Forces
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Wikidata: Avangard (hypersonic glide vehicle)
Wikidata Q55604542, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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