Moscow is developing a hypersonic nuclear glider that can penetrate Nato's missile defence system, according to claims on a Russian website.
Tests on another hypersonic aircraft, Yu-71, were completed last year - part of Russia's secret missile program codenamed Project 4202.
Russia has made hypersonic vehicles a defence priority, especially given the opening of Nato's first defensive missile shield in Romania.
When completed, the Atlantic alliance's defensive umbrella will stretch from Greenland in the far north of Europe to the Azores in the south.
The move has provoked the ire of Russian defence chiefs who claim the shield will threaten peace in Europe.
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