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Russia has tested the Zircon hypersonic rocket

Photo: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

The shooting was recognized as successful

The shooting was fired from the White Sea at a naval target position located at a distance of more than 400 kilometers.

The Russian military launched Zircon hypersonic missiles from the frigate Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov. About it informs Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Monday, November 29.

“The shooting was carried out from the waters of the White Sea at a naval target position located at a distance of more than 400 kilometers,” the message says.

It is argued that, according to objective control data, the flight of the hypersonic missile corresponded to the specified parameters, and the target was hit. The shooting was recognized as successful.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation noted that the previous test firing at a naval target position was successfully carried out by the crew of this frigate two weeks ago.

Recall that Russia regularly reports on the allegedly successful launches of the Zircon rocket. In early October, her first launched from a nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea.

It was also reported that on November 20 The United States conducted three test launches of hypersonic weapons… All of them are recognized as successful. The Pentagon intends to deploy hypersonic weapons to the military in fiscal 2023, which begins next October.

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