Russia successfully test-fired the Zircon (also known as Tsirkon) Hypersonic Cruise Missile from Russian NavyтАЩs Admiral Gorshkov warship in White Sea.
The missile successfully hit a target situated more than 350 Kms (217 miles) away.
- Zircon meaning тАШInvincibleтАЩ is a winged, anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile.┬а During the testing, the missile reached speeds of up to Mach 7.
Zircon Missile
Tsirkon hypersonic Cruise Missile is developed & manufactured by NPO Mashinostroyeniya.
- It is capable of hitting targets at sea and on land, it has a range of 1000 kms and is capable of flying at the speed of Mach 9.
- It is set to be deployed on both warships and submarines.
Russia increasing Weapon Arsenal
i.RussiaтАЩs Hypersonic weapons – тАШAvangardтАЩ & тАШKinzhalтАЩ have been inducted into the army.
ii.The Sarmat, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) & the S-500 тАШPrometeiтАЩ surface-to-air missile are set to be inducted soon.
- тАШSarmatтАЩ has been described as тАШNon-InterceptableтАЩ & has тАШUnlimited rangeтАЩ.
Recent Related News:
i.On November 26, 2020 Russia successfully test-fired Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile from frigate Admiral Gorshkov of the Soviet Union from the White Sea.
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President – Vladimir Putin
Capital тАУ Moscow
Currency тАУ Russian Ruble
