The Russian Navy has test fired a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile against a target in Ukraine’s Sumy region, according to Ukrainain sources.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces reported the missile was launched from the area of Cape Chauda on the Crimean Peninsula “to strike critical infrastructure facilities,” indicating that this may have been the first known test from a ground-based launcher rather than a warship.
Zircon Launch From Russian Navy Frigate Admiral Gorshkov
The first combat test of the Zircon missile was announced in February 2024, with Russian President Vladimir Putin observing at the time: “The Zircon sea-launched hypersonic strike system has already been used in combat. It was not mentioned in the 2018 message. But this system, too, is already in service.”
He added that the missile was capable of reaching Mach 9 speeds, and had a range of more than 1,000 kilometres, which comfortably surpasses the capabilities of all known non-Chinese missile types.
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