“The tests of the missile armament complex with the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile are underway.
So, in 2020, a number of successful launches of the Zircon missile complex from the frigate Admiral Gorshkov were carried out, and already, starting in 2022, their serial delivery will begin, "the deputy minister quotes TASS.
According to Krivoruchko, the annual purchase of Onyx anti-ship cruise missiles and Caliber sea-launched cruise missiles continues.
Earlier, the project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov fired a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile from the White Sea.
This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The rocket flight speed was more than Mach 8.