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Monday, September 02, 2013

Like U.S., Latest Russian Bombers Testing Hypersonic Weapons

PAK-DANot to be outdone by the Americans, Russia’s next generation bomber, the PAK-DA, will be loaded with the latest in hypersonic weaponry, the Defense Ministry told Ria Novosti newswire on Friday.

The PAK-DA is Russia’s answer to the newest stealth bombers being built in the United States by Boeing and Lockheed Martin Equipping them with hypersonic weaponry just puts Russia on par with air defense technologies already being tested in the U.S.

Russian owned United Aircraft Corporation is building the PAK-DA, which stands for Perspective Aviation Complex for Long Range Aviation.

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