MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says it has successfully test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile with an enhanced capability to penetrate missile defenses.
Defense Ministry spokesman Vadim Koval said that the first launch of the new missile was performed today at the Plesetsk launchpad in northern Russia. Koval didn’t say the name of the missile, but says it was fired from a mobile launcher.
Koval says the missile’s practice warhead successfully reached a designated target at a range on the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.
He says the new missile will boost Russia’s military potential thanks to its improved ability to penetrate missile defense.
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