First use of MIRV in combat: Why did multiple “non-nuclear” autonomous re-entry vehicles shock the world?
Arab Defense Website November 23, 2024: In a major escalation in the ongoing Ukraine war, Russia launched a ballistic missile carrying Multiple Independent Reentry Vehicles (MIRVs) against a Ukrainian city on November 21. This represented the first ever use of multiple autonomous re-entry vehicles in combat and sent shockwaves around the world.
The Ukrainian Air Force claimed on November 21 that Russian forces fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at Dnipro, a city in eastern Ukraine. Soon after, a series of conflicting claims emerged, with some Western officials telling the media that it was an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) instead.
Finally, putting an end to all speculation, Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed to the media that the missile used in the attack was a completely new weapon – a medium-range hypersonic missile.Oreshnik“.
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