the Russian hypersonic anti-ship missiles “Zircon” was considered a serious threat to any fleet. This writes the National Interest.
the American edition of the first mentioned high-speed properties of this weapon, which is capable of speeds in the Mach five. For this indicator, they will outperform other modern Russian anti-ship missiles “Onyx”.
“Even concrete-filled warhead will trigger a powerful explosion when hitting the ground or blow a hole in the aircraft carrier,” writes the author. He noted that the missiles will be equipped with more modern Russian weapons — submarines of the “Ash”.
on April 11 it was reported that hypersonic missile “Zircon” should be adopted in two years. As pointed out by a source in the military-industrial complex, missile test aboard the frigate “Admiral Gorshkov” project 22350, which will be checked by the ability of weapons to hit the shore and surface targets, should be completed in the current year. The first launch of the “Zircon” on Board the submarine “Severodvinsk” project 885 plan to run from a surface position, and the second from underwater.
“Zircon” — a hypersonic missile, whose range would reach a thousand miles. It is expected that they will be placed both on the surface and underwater ships of the Russian Navy.
