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Russia’s FSB Launches Raids Over Suspected Missile Tech Leak to WestRussia’s security services have reportedly launched an investigation into state treason after a suspected leak of secret hypersonic missile technology to the West from inside some of the country’s leading research labs.The Federal Security Services (FSB) raided two research facilities linked to the country’s federal space agency, Roscosmos, over the suspected leaks, according to anonymous law enforcement officials cited by the Kommersant business daily Friday. The news came one day after Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had conducted tests of the new Kinzhal hypersonic missile, which President Vladimir Putin touted ahead of his re-election in March.As part of its investigation, the FSB reportedly searched the offices of the Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIImash), which develops rockets and space technology, and the office of the United Rocket and Space Corporation’s head of research, Dmitry Payson.Continued at: https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russias-fsb-launches-raids-over-suspected-missile-tech-leak-to-west-62312
