Kinzhal hypersonic missiles carried by MiG-31K fighter jets that will patrol Black Sea waters will get a capacity to change target acquisition during the flight, a source close to the Russian Aerospace Forces told TASS on Wednesday.

On October 18, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he had handed down instructions to the Aerospace Forces to start constant aerial patrols by aircraft armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles over the Black Sea.

"Now MiG-31K aircraft will start patrols in the Black Sea and Kinzhal missiles that they carry can be programmed directly from their board, i.e. programming will take place from the board of the aircraft and not from the ground, with retargeting during the flight," the source said.