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India, Russia to build BrahMoS hypersonic version

Moscow is ahead of the US and other western powers in the development of hypersonic missiles, considered a game-changer in modern warfare. Hypersonic Weapon Systems (HWS) have been in the limelight since the onset of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. BrahMos-II could have the same performance characteristics as Russia's Tsirkon (Zircon) missile, sources indicated to ET.