Russia successfully completed the first test of its Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile on Monday. The defense ministry said that the missile was fired from the Admiral Gorshkov, a warship located in the White Sea, and traveled at approximately Mach 7 (seven times the speed of sound) before hitting a ground target on the coastline of the Barents Sea over 350 kilometers (217-miles) away.
Eventually, Tsirkon may be able to hit Mach 9 and boast a range of over 1,000 kilomters (600-miles). The country will equip its submarines and surface ships with the Tsirkon missile system, with this being just one of an array of new hypersonic weapons currently in development. These weapons can allegedly hit almost any point in the world.
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The tactical and technical characteristics of the Tsirkon missile were confirmed during the tests,” said Russia’s defense ministry.
