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Russia’s Putin Oversees Test of Hypersonic Weapon

This photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official web site on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, An Su-30 fighter jet of the Russian air force launches a missile during maneuvers in southern Russia. The Russian Defense Ministry said the drills included launches of missiles and bombing runs on sea and land targets. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia’s Putin Oversees Test of Hypersonic Weapon

 

Wednesday, 26 December 2018 06:44 AM

 

 

The Kremlin says the Russian military has successful tested a new hypersonic glide vehicle.

It said Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw the test launch of the Avangard vehicle from the Defense Ministry’s control room.

Putin named the Avangard, which is among the array of new nuclear weapons that Putin presented in March, saying they can’t be intercepted.

Putin said the Avangard has an intercontinental range and can fly in the atmosphere at 20 times the speed of sound. He says “it heads to target like a meteorite, like a fireball.”

Source: Newsmax

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