Official: Russian weapon 27 times faster than speed of sound
MOSCOW — Russia’s new strategic weapon has rendered any missile defenses useless at a small fraction of their cost, officials said Thursday.The Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle flies 27 times faster than the speed of sound, making it impossible to intercept, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told Russian state television.The new weapon “essentially makes missile defenses useless,” he said.Borisov spoke a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin oversaw […]
