Russia reveals off Zircon hypersonic cruise missile in test-launch at sea

Russia efficiently test-fired a hypersonic Zircon cruise missile over a distance of about 1,000 km (625 miles), the defence ministry stated on Saturday.

The missile was fired from the Barents Sea and hit a goal within the White Sea, it stated. Video launched by the ministry confirmed the missile being fired from a ship and blazing into the sky on a steep trajectory.

President Vladimir Putin has described the Zircon as a part of a brand new technology of unrivalled arms methods. Hypersonic weapons can journey at 9 occasions the velocity of sound, and Russia has performed earlier test-launches of the Zircon from warships and submarines prior to now yr.

Russia’s navy has suffered heavy losses of males and tools throughout its three-month invasion of Ukraine, which it calls a “special operation”, however it has continued to stage high-profile weapons exams to remind the world of its prowess in missile expertise.

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Last month it test-launched a brand new nuclear-capable intercontinental missile, the Sarmat, able to carrying 10 or extra warheads and hanging the United States.