CNN, citing a military source, reports that the United States secretly conducted a successful supersonic missile test in mid-March, but failed to report it to «avoid mounting tensions with Russia.» RIA Novosti writes about it.
It should be noted that the test of the rocket took place during the preparations of US President Joe Biden for his visit to Europe, during which he also visited Poland, where he visited a Ukrainian refugee camp.
«The United States successfully tested the supersonic missile in mid-March, but remained silent for two weeks to avoid escalating tensions with Russia when President Joe Biden was about to travel to Europe,» the channel reported, citing a defense source familiar with the case .
According to the channel, the United States fired a Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) missile in the Lockheed Martin version. The launch was carried out from a B-52 bomber.
The source said the rocket flew over 480 kilometers at an altitude of over 19 kilometers. The HAWC hypersonic concept missile does not have a warhead, instead it uses its kinetic energy to destroy the target.
In early April, the United States canceled the previously postponed test of the Minuteman-III ICBM due to its desire to avoid «misinterpretation and communication» in the light of the situation around Ukraine. Earlier, the cancellation of the test was announced in early March.
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