New Sarmat missile can carry several hypersonic weapons, Russian officer claims

The test launch came amid soaring tensions between Moscow and the West over the Russian military action in Ukraine and underlines the Kremlin’s emphasis on the country’s nuclear forces

The new Sarmat missile can carry several hypersonic weapons, Russia claims (Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP)

A new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile is capable of carrying several hypersonic weapons, a senior Russian military officer said on Sunday.

Colonel General Sergei Karakayev, the commander of the Russian military’s Strategic Missile Forces, said in televised remarks that the new Sarmat ICBM is designed to carry several Avangard hypersonic, glide vehicles.