Russia’s naval fleet will start receiving the newest Zircon hypersonic anti-ship cruise missiles “in the coming months,” President Vladimir Putin has said. The Russian president praised the weapon on Sunday, saying that “no obstacles” can stop the missiles. “The Russian Armed Forces will start receiving them in the coming months,” …
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The missile was launched in the White Sea from a depth of 40 meters and was aimed at a surface target in the Barents Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said last week. Telemetry data confirmed that the missile hit the target with the required precision, making the test a success. …
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The Ministry of Defense published a video showing the successful test. The Zircon, first produced in 2016, is an anti-ship missile capable of accelerating up to Mach 9. It has been designed to hit enemy surface ships, such as frigates and aircraft carriers, as well as ground targets located within …
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In a video published by the Ministry of Defense on Friday, a Zircon can be seen being launched from the Admiral Gorshkov, a modern warship commissioned in 2018. Aiming at the Chizha training ground, a shooting range in Arkhangelsk Region, it successfully flew the required 350km. Flying at Mach 8 …
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The first of the three planned tests is expected to take place in late October or early November. Zircon hypersonic missiles are considered some of the most promising weapons against carrier battle groups – and no surprise there. Modern aircraft carriers are any navy’s greatest attack power at sea, and …
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Today the main military issued a statement on the final stage of tests of a rocket complex of new generation. We are talking about a hypersonic attack missile weapons “Zircon” sea-based. According to the statement, the Russian defense Ministry, the missile tests “Zircon” are successful. Test launches of these hypersonic …
Read More »TASS: the trials of hypersonic missile “Zircon” will be held until the end of 2019 in the White sea Regular tests of new hypersonic anti-ship missiles “Zircon” will be held on the sea polygon of the Northern fleet before the end of 2019. It is reported TASS citing a …
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