Hypersonic Zircon will be tested on board the frigate Admiral Gorshkov
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The Russian Ministry of Defense intends to conduct the first launch of a Russian hypersonic Zircon rocket from a warship at the end of 2019. The rocket is planned to be launched from the frigate of the 22350 Admiral Gorshkov project, TASS reports, citing a source in the military-industrial complex.
As explained by the source of the publication, previously the rocket was tested only from the shore stand. Tests with a marine carrier are planned to begin at the end of this year. The launch will be carried out from the frigate of the project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov, which is part of the Northern fleet. At the same time, TASS stated that at the moment they do not have official confirmation of this information.
Earlier it was reported that the newest Russian hypersonic Zirkon rocket is capable of speeds up around 9 Mach, and its range can exceed 1 thousand km. The rocket can be used both on sea and on land targets.
According to the portal flotprom.ru, the Zircon missiles will be launched using the universal ship-shooting complex with vertical launchers that are used for the Caliber and Onyx missiles. Such a UKS is installed on the new frigate of the 22350 project “Admiral Gorshkov”. Also similar UKS are installed on the corvettes of the improved version of the 20380 project and the submarine of the 885 / 885А "Ash" / "Ash-A" project.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
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