The Russian military has released a video of Wednesday’s public missile launch which deployed the state of the art Avangard hypersonic glider during its final trial. The weapon will enter service next year.
The footage shows a missile silo cover opening and the missile blasting off after an officer counts down the launch sequence. However, the short clip doesn’t show the moment the glider was deployed.
The test is the last one to prove Avangard’s capabilities and has been observed by the Russian President Vladimir Putin, who labelled the launch a “big victory.”
The new weapon system is to enter service in 2019, when a special regiment gets their missiles tipped with Avangards, according to the MoD.
Пуск ракеты комплекса «Авангард» из позиционного района Домбаровский
Минобороны России
https://youtu.be/SgzeS7-jgSY
Минобороны России публикует уникальные видеокадры пуска ракеты комплекса «Авангард» из позиционного района Домбаровский
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Launch of the Avangard missile from the Dombarovsky position area
Russian Ministry of Defense
https://youtu.be/SgzeS7-jgSY
The Russian Defense Ministry publishes unique video footage of the launch of the Avangard missile from the Dombarovsky positional region
Watch VIDEO of public test launch of Russia’s Avangard hypersonic glider
https://www.rt.com/russia/447433-avangard-test-launch-glider/
The Russian military has released a video of Wednesday’s public missile launch which deployed the state of the art Avangard hypersonic glider during its final trial. The weapon will enter service next year.
The footage shows a missile silo cover opening and the missile blasting off after an officer counts down the launch sequence. However, the short clip doesn’t show the moment the glider was deployed.
The test is the last one to prove Avangard’s capabilities and has been observed by the Russian President Vladimir Putin, who labelled the launch a “big victory.”
The new weapon system is to enter service in 2019, when a special regiment gets their missiles tipped with Avangards, according to the MoD.
‘Best New Year’s gift to Russia’: Putin boasts successful test of Avangard hypersonic glider
https://www.rt.com/russia/447441-avangard-hypersonic-glider-test/
Putin oversees hypersonic weapon test, says it’s ‘invulnerable’
by Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/12/26/putin-oversees-hypersonic-weapon-test-says-its-invulnerable/