US tests cruise missile BANNED by expired INF treaty

Courtesy: US Department of Defense 

The US military has tested a ground-launched cruise missile with a range of over 500km, the Pentagon confirmed. 

Such weapons were banned under the INF arms control treaty, which the US exited this month. 

The flight test of a “conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile” was conducted on August 18 at a range on San Nicolas Island, California, the US Department of Defense said Monday. 

After a successful launch, the missile struck its target more than 500km (310 miles) away.







https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aufWlHjvBtI