Russia conducts a successful test of hitting a target in the White Sea at a speed of more than 10,000 km / h

Russia conducts a successful test of hitting a target in the White Sea at a speed of more than 10,000 km / h

The Russian Defense Ministry reports that the frigate Admiral Gorshkov has successfully launched the Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile from the Barents Sea.

According to the Ministry of Defense, a naval target was fired at in the White Sea, at a distance of about a thousand kilometers.

The Ministry of Defense stated that the shooting took place as part of testing new types of weapons. The Zircon missile is the first in the world capable of hitting a target at a distance of 1,000 km and moving at a speed of more than 10,000 km / h.

Earlier, it became known that in Russia they are creating a coastal missile system for the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile. It is supposed to enter service with the Navy before the end of 2022.

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