TASS quoted Alexander Leonov, director of NPO Mashinostroyeniya, as saying that adoption of the missiles was “not a fast process”, and that it could contain “a specific amount of testing”. It was not clear what type this could take.
The ocean-based Zircon hypersonic missiles have a reported vary of 900 km (560 miles), and may journey at a number of instances the pace of sound, making it tough to defend towards them.Russia, China and america are in a race to develop hypersonic weapons and Russia has been testing the Zircon since at the least 2017, heralding it as a serious step ahead in its navy rivalry with western international locations.
Final 12 months, Russia’s defence ministry stated that one in all its frigates had practiced launching the missiles within the Atlantic Ocean. Moscow has additionally stated it’s equipping new nuclear submarines with Zircons.