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test dash might a successful test dash might a successful test by the us of its own hypersonic missile, the so called air breathing hypersonic weapon capable of speeds five times the speed of sound, making it harder to detect and stop before reaching its target. i spoke to doctor mark lewis, a former chief scientist of the us air force about why the new technology is so sought after. hypersonics refers to flight in excess of five times the speed of sound, what we call mach five. it is much faster than most conventional weapons. a traditional cruise missile would travel less than the speed of sound, but a hypersonic cruise missile would travel much faster. that is roughly a mile per second. in addition, a hypersonic weapon is also manoeuvrable, because it is flying
slipping. you feel that. russian people feel that. reporter: while vladimir putin doesn t flex as much physically he still pops his military muscle. according to the kremlin backed news agency interfax the russian military has allowed u.s. inspectors to see one of putin s newest and most dangerous weapons. the avant-garde hypersonic missile which putin says can fly about a mile per second. the real challenge posed is the speed at which it moves and the fact that it is maneuverable and also difficult to detect. you have something coming in very fast that is able to evade defenses that you may not know about until the last minute and that really poses a certain, a very real challenge for u.s. defenses. reporter: the kremlin says the avant-garde which could carry a nuclear warhead whil be ready for combat deployment by new year s day. it was part of a battery of sophisticated new weapons putin unveiled last year including an under water drone that could carry a nuclear warhead from a
you feel that. while he doesn t flex as much physically, he does military to see one of putin s newest and most dangerous weapons. the avant-garde hyper sonic missile putin says can fly about a mile per second. the real challenge posed by avant-garde is the speed it moves and difficult to detect. you have something coming in very fast able to evade defenses you may not know about until the last minute. that poses a certain very real challenge for u.s. defenses. the kremlin says avant-garde which could carry a nuclear warhead will be ready for combat deployment by new year s day, part of new defenses he unveiled last year including a nuclear drone that could carry an