Became known, the speed of the “Vanguard” during the test
Unit of the missile complex “Avangard” has a top speed of Mach 27. This was stated by Vice Prime Minister of Russia Yuri Borisov the TV channel “Russia 24” on Thursday, December 27th.
“The last test showed that he reached speeds close to Mach 30. About 27 strokes he picked up speed. Almost at these speeds no AMM it cannot capture,” said Deputy Prime Minister.
Borisov also added that it is impossible to predict where the “avant-garde” will be next time. This, according to policy, is the fundamental difference of the complex from its predecessors.
“He can maneuver as the rate and pitch, this is its fundamental difference” — quoted Borisov TASS. As a result, the combat unit is almost impossible to detect and hit.
Wednesday, December 26, the defense Ministry conducted a successful test launch of a rocket complex “Avangard” with a hypersonic glide winged warheads. Was struck conditional target on the Kura test site in Kamchatka Krai. For the testing was watched by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
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