Was This A Russian S-500 Missile Defense Test?

At the Sary-Shagan test site (Republic of Kazakhstan), the air and missile defence forces of the Aerospace Forces successfully conducted a new test launch of a modernized missile of the Russian ABM system. #MoD #Aerospace_Forces #Missile_Defence #Kazakhstan #SaryShagan pic.twitter.com/mFle4QLyc4

— Минобороны России (@mod_russia) June 4, 2019

Боевой расчет войск противовоздушной и противоракетной обороны ВКС России успешно запустил новую российскую противоракету. Пуск произошел на полигоне Сары-Шаган в Казахстане.

Подробности: https://t.co/bfxq3mRK2u pic.twitter.com/JobjCx9mYB

— Телеканал "Звезда" (@zvezdanews) June 4, 2019

Sputnik: S-500, Is That You? WATCH Russia Test Mystery 'Modernised ABM Missile'

The defence ministry has remained mum on the nature and specifications of the new weapon, only confirming that the test was successful.

A new video released Tuesday by the defence ministry shows the test firing of an unnamed "modernised missile of the Russian ABM [Anti-Ballistic Missile] system".

The footage, shot at the Sary-Shagan test site in Kazakhstan, shows the missile blasting off at blistering speed. It's not clear whether the video was sped up, perhaps to hide some of the missile's secret characteristics, or if it was its real-time speed.

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WNU Editor: For what it is worth, the Russian Defense Ministry is saying that the test was successful.