Russian hypersonic scientist jailed for treason
A Russian scientist who worked on hypersonic technology has been jailed for 15 years after being accused of treason.
Alexander Shiplyuk is the latest in a string of experts linked to research that could be applied to next-generation missiles to have been arrested in recent years.
He was accused of passing state secrets related to hypersonic technology to a foreign power, which the scientist denied.
Mr Shiplyuk was detained at a high-security penal colony following a trial held behind closed doors.
Arrested in August 2022, Tass described Mr Shiplyuk as a leading expert in his field and a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The 57-year-old was director of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at the Siberian branch of the academy.
Hypersonic missiles can reach speeds of at least five times the speed of sound and can change direction during flight, making them potentially far more difficult for air defenc
A Russian scientist who worked on hypersonic technology has been jailed for 15 years after being accused of treason.
Alexander Shiplyuk is the latest in a string of experts linked to research that could be applied to next-generation missiles to have been arrested in recent years.
He was accused of passing state secrets related to hypersonic technology to a foreign power, which the scientist denied.
Mr Shiplyuk was detained at a high-security penal colony following a trial held behind closed doors.
Arrested in August 2022, Tass described Mr Shiplyuk as a leading expert in his field and a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The 57-year-old was director of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at the Siberian branch of the academy.
Hypersonic missiles can reach speeds of at least five times the speed of sound and can change direction during flight, making them potentially far more difficult for air defenc
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