Hypersonic complex "Avangard" atonement for combat duty
The head of the defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin that the 1st Regiment, with weapons of the newest rocket complex of strategic purpose with a winged hypersonic planning warheads "avant-garde" was replaced on combat duty.
The regiment took up duty from 10: 00 GMT.
Putin has shown the complex "Avangard" along with other latest systems of Russian weapons in last year's message to Fedarene. So, Russia was the only country in the world, officially reported that it has a hypersonic weapon.
"Vanguard" is capable of flying in the dense layers of the atmosphere on Intercontinental range at a speed exceeding Mach number more than 20 times. When you move to the goal planning winged block performs the so-called deep maneuvering - like side, a few thousand kilometers, and altitude. It makes it completely invulnerable to any means of air and missile defense.
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