MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia test-fired round 10 new Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missiles from a frigate and two extra from a submarine, Interfax information company stated on Friday citing northern fleet.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has lauded the weapon as a part of a new era of unrivalled arms programs.
Putin has referred to as a missile take a look at, performed final week, “a giant occasion within the nation’s life”, including that this was “a considerable step” in growing Russia’s defence capabilities.
Some Western specialists have questioned how superior Russia’s new era of weapons is, whereas recognising that the mixture of velocity, manoeuvrability and altitude of hypersonic missiles makes them troublesome to trace and intercept.
Putin introduced an array of new hypersonic weapons in 2018 in one in all his most bellicose speeches in years, saying they may hit virtually any level on the earth and evade a U.S.-built missile defend.
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin, Editing by Louise Heavens)
