Russia building hypersonic nuclear bomber to reach other side of the world in TWO hours
RUSSIA is preparing to unveil a hypersonic stealth bomber capable of reaching such high speeds it could reach a target ANYWHERE in the world within two hours.
By TOM BATCHELOR
Express.co.uk
Thu, Jul 14, 2016
PAK-DA, which could take to the skies as early as 2020, would be able to launch atomic weapons from space and strike locations in a fraction of the time taken by conventional long-range bombers.
The aircraft, which will be unveiled to the world at a military event near Moscow in September, has a distinctive swept-back wing and insulated nose cone to protect it from the high temperatures experienced during re-entry.
Colonel-General Sergei Karakayev, commander of Russian Strategic Missile Forces, said: “The idea is that the bomber will take off from a normal home airfield to patrol Russian airspace.
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