X-47M2 hypersonic complex Dagger will be tested on a long-range bomber Tu-22M3

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"Putin's rocket" will be tested in a new way  


The missiles of the "Dagger" complex will be tested by the Tu-22M3, Tass reports .

According to the agency's interlocutor in the Russian defense-industrial complex, hypersonic armament of the Dzhin rocket complex will be tested at a distant supersonic bomber-missile carrier Tu-22M3.

The source noted that one aircraft will test several missiles at once. At the same time, he did not say the exact timing of the start of the tests, and the agency emphasizes that it has not yet received official confirmation of the above information.

About the creation of a number of modern weapons in  Russia , including the hypersonic missile complex of airbase "Dagger" in February, during a message to the Federal Assembly, said President Vladimir Putin . Then the head of state noted that the missiles produced by the Dagger could be "guaranteed" to overcome any missile defense systems. 

Source: rambler.ru

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