President Putin confirmed that Russia is in possession of hypersonic weapons and recalled that all countries with high scientific potential "are actively developing hypersonic weapons". "Russia already has this type of weapon," Putin said. The Kinzhal hypersonic complex has been in service in the Southern Military District since December 2017, XNUMX. The weapon system allows it to hit the designated point in minutes, Putin explained. "The most important stage in the development of weapons was the creation of a high-precision hypersonic missile complex," said the Russian president, stating that the complex "has no analogues in the world." "The tests have been successfully completed, and since XNUMX December last year the complex has started carrying out combat duties at the airports of the Southern Military District," said the head of state. "The missile, flying at ten times the speed of sound, also performs maneuvers along the way, allowing it to overcome all existing defense systems," Putin said, adding that the range of effectiveness is greater than two thousand kilometers. Russia has also developed a small-sized nuclear facility that can be placed in a cruise missile, giving the carrier a virtually unlimited launch range. The new system is also invulnerable to air defense. The maneuverable vector has an unpredictable flight path that allows it to bypass the interception lines of enemy defense systems. "It is invulnerable to all current and future systems, such as missile defense and air defense," said Putin, showing the video of the virtual reconstruction of the launch ".