Doctor of Military Sciences Konstantin Sivkov in an interview with Life compared to Russian hypersonic missile “Dagger” from the American AGM-183A ARRW. Tests of the latter took place on March 13. US Air Force officials described them as “partially successful”. The specialist noted that despite the lack of detailed data, it is known that the range and speed of the “Dagger” is higher than an analogue developed in the United States.
“The flight range of the AGM-183A ARRW is 1600 kilometers, nothing special. Our “dagger” flies two thousand kilometers. The speed they hope to achieve is Mach 21, which is achievable on its own, but for now they’re flying at Mach 5-7. Kinzhal’s speed is Mach 10-12,” Sivkov said.
He also noted that the flight time of the AGM-183A ARRW was seven to ten minutes, and the Dagger one and a half minutes. The Americans use the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bomber as a carrier. The expert concluded that the Russian missiles are placed under the fuselage of the MiG-31 supersonic fighter-interceptor aircraft, which ensures the rapid delivery of ammunition to the point of use.
old edition of The Washington Post Wrote The fact that the Russian Armed Forces hit with hypersonic missiles “Dagger” during a special operation in Ukraine frightened the United States and its allies.