3 May 2017 14:50

Russian scientists tasked with designing hypersonic Mach 12 aircraft

MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Russia is set to create a hypersonic Mach 12 aircraft, according to materials of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

There is an assignment to design aircraft moving at a speed of Mach 12, the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences said in a presentation in Moscow on Wednesday.

United Aircraft Corporation Vice-President for Innovations Sergei Korotkov said the corporation was interacting with the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in a number of areas.

"We are currently working in such areas as hypersonic speed, new materials, equipment, and a navigation system based on new physical principles," Korotkov said.