Source: test of a new hypersonic missiles were on Board the Tu-22M3
MOSCOW, may 11. Trials of new hypersonic aircraft missiles conducted recently in Russia aboard a missile-carrying bomber Tu-22M3. The rocket is created for modernizirovanniy version of the Tu-22M3M, told TASS source in the military-industrial complex. “Recently conducted tests of new hypersonic products on the Tu-22M3. The rocket will be included into the weapons nomenclature modernizirovana Tu-22M3M along with several other new aircraft weapons,” – said the source The source noted that work on new weapons began several years ago, a missile test should be completed along with the work on an upgraded Tu-22M3M. He said that this product refers to the range of missile X-32, noting that it “completely different”. The source did not name the characteristics of the new missile. TASS has no official confirmation of the provided source of information. In a press-service of JSC “Tupolev” has refused comments. Earlier, the Russian military-industrial complex has developed two kinds