Russia claims it tested hypersonic Zircon cruise missile
The Zircon warhead test took place at the same time British intelligence is reporting Russian use of outdated, Soviet-era tanks.
Russia has successfully test-fired the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile at a range of over 1,000 km (625 miles). The Russian Defence Ministry claimed that the missile had been fired from Admiral Gorshkov's frigate in the Barents Sea and hit a target in the White Sea. pic.twitter.com/JEZsPgWGIl
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Russia has successfully tested a hypersonic Zircon cruise missile, the country’s Ministry of Defense said Saturday.
The missile has previously been touted as a major breakthrough in weapons development, with the Saturday launch clearing a distance of 625 miles, according to reports.
Video shows the missile fired from the Barents Sea and striking a target in the White Sea with great precision.
“Today, the lead frigate of Project 22350 Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile at a sea target position in the White Sea from the Barents Sea,” the defense ministry announced, according to the Russian state news agency TASS.
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