Russia Preparing For War? Russian Military Breaks Sound Barrier With Supersonic Fighter Bomber

Russian military aircraft successfully completed a supersonic flight into the stratosphere, the Interfax News Agency
reported Friday. The Sukhoi-34 flight was part of a tactical exercise conducted by Russia's Eastern Military District in which planes practiced bombing runs in teams of two.
“The pilots completed exercises in air navigation, takeoff, and landing at airfields in night conditions, and flying in a given, specific route to a specific area,” said Eastern Military District spokesman Alexander Gordeyev. The supersonic flight broke the sound barrier, traveling faster than the speed of sound. Supersonic speed refers to any speed more than five times faster than the speed of sound, or 798 mph.
An Il-78 Midas air force tanker and Su-34 bombers fly in formation during the Victory Day parade above Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2015.   

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