Russia conducts another test of its Tsirkon hypersonic missile from a ship in the Barents Sea

Russia carried out a new test of its hypersonic cruise missile “Tsirkon” from a ship in the Barents Sea against a target in the waters of the White Sea, its Ministry of Defense reported today.

According to the official note, the missile was fired by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, as during other tests carried out last year and this time it hit the target “at a distance of 1,000 kilometers,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.

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Russia plans to equip with the “Tsirkon” both surface ships and submarines.

These launches coincide with the so-called “special military operation” in Ukraine and are part of the final phase of the tests of the russian hypersonic missilewhich the Navy could begin receiving this year.

According to Russian authorities, the new missile can develop a speed nine times greater than the speed of sound and hit land and sea targets at a range of more than a thousand kilometers.

Source: Elcomercio

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