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Alexander Kuranov director general & chief designer of the Scientific Research Enterprise of Hypersonic Systems was detained in the case of treason In Moscow 1/
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2/ According to the Interfax, the investigators believe that Kuranov transferred state secret information about scientific developments in the field of hypersonic technologies to a citizen of a foreign state. interfax.ru/russia/783949

3/ Another source of the Interfax stressed that Kuranov, in particular, participated in the development of the Ajax hypersonic aircraft

4/ the Scientific Research Enterprise of Hypersonic Systems, the head of which Alexander Kuranov was detained yesterday, is part of the holding company "Leninets". In 2001, Leninets & China signed an agreement on joint work on a hypersonic vehicle (the Ajax concept)

5/ as well as in the development of radio-electronic aviation equipment and satellite navigation systems. Since then, the progress of the work has not been officially reported.

6/ Research on hypersonic systems turns out to be a very dangerous business. Since December 2020 already 3 researchers (Anatoly Gubanov, Valeria Golubkin & Kuranov) have been arrested
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