Avangard (hypersonic glide vehicle)

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The Avangard (Russian: Авангард, "Vanguard"; previously known as Objekt 4202, Yu-71 and Yu-74) is a Russian hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV). It can be carried as a multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) payload of heavy intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), such as the UR-100UTTKh, R-36M2 and RS-28 Sarmat. It can deliver both nuclear and conventional payloads. Russia has claimed that the Avangard can reach speeds of over Mach 20 The Avangard was one of six new Russian strategic weapons unveiled by Russian president Vladimir Putin on 1 March 2018.

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