The Romanian press is concerned about the imminent rearmament of the Russian Navy on the Zircon anti-ship missile
There is very little time left when the Russian 3M22 Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile will firmly enter the arsenal of the Russian Navy. According to representatives of the military department, serial rearmament fleet the new anti-ship missile system will start in 2022,
This news causes concern among observers of the Romania Military (Romania), who complain about the possibility of a sharp strengthening of Russia "on the southeastern flank of NATO and not only" due to the flight range of the new missile up to 1 km and a speed of Mach 9. As indicated, both the UKSK, which have a universal character, and the VPU 3S-14, from which the Caliber and Onyx take off, can act as launchers for the Zircon.
- explains the observer, pointing out that the TLU is found both on larger ships ("Admiral Gorshkov" of 5000 tons or "Guarding" of 2000 tons), and on much smaller displacement - for example, "Karakurt" (800 tons).
As the author writes, "Russians have a good habit of putting anti-ship missiles on anything that walks on water and under water, regardless of displacement."
- the conclusion is made in the Romanian press.
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