The United States on Sunday conducted a successful test of a ground-launched cruise missile to collect data for the development of future intermediate-range capabilities after the country withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the US Department of Defense said on Monday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 19th August, 2019) The United States on Sunday conducted a successful test of a ground-launched cruise missile to collect data for the development of future intermediate-range capabilities after the country withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the US Department of Defense said on Monday."On Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, the Department of Defense conducted a flight test of a conventionally-configured ground-launched cruise missile at San Nicolas Island, California," the Defense Department said in a news release.
The test missile accurately hit its target after flying more than 500 kilometers, according to the release.
