The Russian researcher was accused of passing on secret information to foreigners.
From hyperbole the Russian scientist who developed the technology was sentenced to seven years in prison for treason on Thursday.
76 years old Alexander Kuranov sentenced in St. Petersburg, Russia. In addition to the prison sentence, he was ordered to pay fines. Among other things, the news agency Reuters and an English-language Russian newspaper operating in exile in Amsterdam report on the verdict The Moscow Times.
He was accused of passing secret information to foreigners.
Kuranov was arrested in 2021. He was the director of a research institute in St. Petersburg that studies hypersonic flights, the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC said in the news related to Kuranov's arrest.
in Russia several researchers who developed hypersonic weapons have been detained. Among other things, last year was told in Maythat three researchers are suspected of treason.
In recent years, several Russian scientists have been accused of treason and of passing sensitive material to foreigners.
Hypersonic weapons have been the Russian president's Vladimir Putin pride. He has considered Russia to be a pioneer in the development of hypersonic weapons.
Russia has also used hypersonic missiles in its attack in Ukraine. Hypersonic missiles reach many times the speed of sound.
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