On September 19, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that in 2001 he personally attended the first test launch of the Avangard military unit from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.
“I remember how back in June 2001, being in Plesetsk, I controlled the launch of the first experimental gliding unit. And this launch was successful, ”Putin said during a video conference with the honorary general designer of the NPO Mashinostroyenia military-industrial complex OJSC Herbert Efremov.
He noted that a final launch was carried out several years ago, and in December last year, the first regiment of strategic missiles equipped with the Avangard system was put on alert.
According to the Russian leader, the work on the Avangard missile system can be compared to the implementation of the Soviet Union’s nuclear project.
Also, during a conversation with Efremov, Putin said that Russia has the most modern weapons that other countries do not have.
In addition, Putin stressed that Russia was forced to create hypersonic weapons after the US withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, writes Gazeta.ru.