Russian aerospace forces successfully test launch new ballistic air defense missile

The 53T6M new missile of the Russian missile defense system has reliably confirmed its characteristics in a series of tests.

MOSCOW, November 26. Russia’s aerospace forces conducted another successful tests of a new anti ballistic missile of the Russian missile defense system at the Sary-Shagan firing range in Kazakhstan, the Russian defense ministry said on Thursday.

"The new anti-missile missile defense system after a series of tests has reliably confirmed the inherent characteristics, and the combat crews have successfully completed the task, hitting a conditional target with a given accuracy," said Lieutenant General Andrey Demin, commander of the 1st Army of Special Air and Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense of the Aerospace Forces.

The previous test launch of a new ballistic missile was conducted in late October on the same testing ground.