On November 29, local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the Russian Northern Fleet "Gorshkov" frigate once again conducted a test fire of the "Zircon" hypersonic missile.
The "Zircon" missile launched from a predetermined position in the White Sea successfully hit a surface target more than 400 kilometers away.
Monitoring data shows that the missile's flight meets the set parameters.
The "Zircon" hypersonic missile was developed by the Russian military-industrial enterprise "Machinery Manufacturing Research and Production Consortium". It is Russia's first sea-based hypersonic cruise missile. Its flight speed can reach Mach 8 or more and the maximum range is 1,000 kilometers.
The missile can be launched from frigates, cruisers and submarines, can destroy all types of surface ships and ground targets, and is almost impossible to intercept by missile defense systems or air defense systems.
The "Zircon" hypersonic missile is expected to be installed in the Russian Navy next year.
(Producing Sui Zhiyuan)
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