Russia would be about to carry out a new test of its nuclear propulsion missile “Bourevestnik”

The presence of WC-135 aircraft “Constant Phoenix”, implemented by the 45th Squadron recognition of the US Air Force, constituted a singular event not so long ago. Similarly, Equipped with equipment allowing them to detect. Therefore, collect and analyze radioactive particles, such devices had been deployed on the old continent after the catastrophe at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on April 26, 1986. Therefore,

Then. For example, one of them was deployed on the Mildenhall air base [Royaume-Uni] In February 2017, while abnormally high traces of iodine 131, a radionuclide of artificial origin, had just been detected in the atmosphere of several European countries. However, nothing made it possible to link these two events. For example,

Anyway, for eight years, the US russia would about carry out Air Force regularly sends WC-135 “constant phoenix” in Europe, always without giving reason. For example,

Thus. However, in 2021, two years after a brief increase in the radioactivity in Nyonoka [oblast d’Arkhangelsk, Russie]provoked by an accidental explosion probably linked to the Russian missile program Bourevestnik 9m730, with nuclear propulsion, a WC-135 “Constant Phoenix” carried out several missions above the Baltic Sea, the Barent Sea, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, sometimes stealing at an abnormally low altitude [5 550 pieds soit près de 1 700 mètres]. Furthermore, At the time, no abnormal trace of radioactivity had been noted in the atmosphere. Furthermore, The same scenario has since been repeated in 2022 and 2023.

However. In addition, the flights made in Europe by a “constant phoenix” WC-135 in Europe preceded a test of a bourevestnik 9m730 missile [code Otan : SSC-X-9 Skyfall]made from the Pankovo website [archipel de Nouvelle-Zemble]and russia would about carry out whose success had been praised by Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, in October 2023.

Is a new test in preparation? In any case, a WC-135 “Constant Phoenix” has been deployed again in Mildenhall since July 30. According to the sites to follow air traffic. he carried out a mission above the Barent Sea on August 5, with the Cobra29 indicative. And this while this sector had already been flown by intelligence planes RC-135 Rivet joined American. British a few days earlier.

🇺🇸 USAF WC‑135R Constant Phoenix | COBRA29 | 64‑14829 | Nuke Sniffer out of RAF Mildenhall heading toward Novaya Zemlya.

Possibly a 9M730 Burevestnik (SSC‑X‑9 Skyfall) nuclear cruise missile test. Looks like we’re heading into a new round of US‑Russia nuclear muscle‑flexing. 👀 pic.twitter.com/SmMMin2lpk

— Global Hawk Intel (@globalhawkintel) August 5. 2025

Then, on August 11, with the indicative Jake27, this russia would about carry out WC-135R focused on the Mediterranean that he flew over at low altitude [5 000 pieds]between Cyprus and Tripoli [Libye]. Again, no details on this mission were given.

☢️ A “Constant Phoenix” is flying over the Mediterranean in search of nuclear particles —. no, it’s not something we see often.https://t.co/pRKc0f4UKu

– Itamilradar (@itamilradar) August 11. 2025

It is undoubtedly risky to see a link with the deployment of “constant phoenix” planes in Europe and the trials of the Bourevestnik 9M730 missile, especially since these devices are not only interested in the Barents Sea. The fact remains that. according to the examination of satellite imaging, preparations are currently underway on the Pankovo site, which suggests that a new test of this Russian weapon is imminent.

In any case. this is the conclusion to which two Jeffrey Lewis and Decker Eveleth, two American researchers working respectively russia would about carry out for the Middlebury Institute of International Studies and the independent research and analysis organization CNA, arrived. Conclusion which was also corroborated by a Western security source, cited by the Reuters agency.

Thus. the images show the presence of containers, equipment, specialized planes and boats that had been seen in previous trials of the Bourevestnik 9m730. In addition. opinions to aviators [NOTAM] and navigators [PRIP] were issued to warn them of the closure of a 500 km area along the west coast of New Zemble. And. last week, the observing Barents said that at least four ships had left Pankovo bay to “join observation positions in the east of the Barents Sea”.

These preparations take place while President Putin is about to discuss the war in Ukraine with his American counterpart. Donald Trump, who will receive him on the Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, August 15 air base.

Being one of russia would about carry out the six “invincible” weapons unveiled by Mr. Putin in March 2018 [avec. notamment, la torpille nucléaire « Poséidon » et les armes hypersoniques Kinjal, Zircon et Avanguard]the Bourevestnik 9m730 missile is supposed to have an unlimited range while being able to thwart anti -missile defense systems [d’où le projet de « Golden Dome » du président Trump ?].

According to unconfirmed data. this machine would measure 12 meters in length when it was shot [puis 9 mètres en vol] And its propulsion would be based on a “nuclear statoreactor” combining a liquid ergol-ergols engine for the launch phase and a nuclear reactor. During the Cold War. the United States had tried to develop a missile of the same kind, as part of the Slam program [Supersonic Low Altitude Missile]. They gave it up [du moins officiellement] In 1964, after spending $ 2 billion.