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Turkey successfully tests bomb in supersonic track
Last Updated: 2018-12-28 07:30 | Xinhua
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Turkey successfully accelerated a one-ton bomb to 1.5 times sound speed on its first-ever supersonic track, the country's Industry and Technology Minister announced on Thursday.

"An approximately one-ton ammunition was accelerated to 1.5 times the speed of sound, hitting the target. It was a significant success and historic moment for our defense industry," the minister Mustafa Varank said on Twitter.

Varank noted the U.S.-made Mark-84 bomb moved at 1,850 kilometers per hour on track and successfully penetrated a one-meter thick steel-reinforced concrete wall.

The 2,000-meter-long test track, designed by Turkey's technological institute and inaugurated in October, will be used to test domestic defense products including rocket engines and ejection seat of military aircraft.

(Editor:王苏)

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Turkey successfully tests bomb in supersonic track
Source:Xinhua | 2018-12-28 07:30
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