Information appeared that in mid-March the United States successfully tested a hypersonic missile.
CNN reported this with reference to its military sources.
According to this media outlet, Washington did not make the event public, seeking to “avoid increasing tensions with Russia.”
The TV channel draws attention to the fact that the missile test took place at a time when Joe Biden was preparing for a visit to Europe, during which he visited a refugee camp from Ukraine.
The United States successfully tested a hypersonic missile in mid-March, but remained silent for two weeks to avoid heightened tensions with Russia when President Joe Biden was preparing to travel to Europe, CNN reported to Russia Today.
The TV channel has specific data: the launched missile was a Lockheed Martin version of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept.
It was launched from a B-52 bomber, CNN shares details.
A TV channel source says that the rocket traveled over 480 km at an altitude of more than 19 km.
It is also known that this missile is not equipped with a warhead, but uses its own kinetic energy.
