Russia claimed the first successful test of hypersonic missile "Sircon"

Russia claimed the first successful test of hypersonic missile "Sircon"

Daily Current Affairs / Russia claimed the first successful test of hypersonic missile "Sircon"

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Category : International Published on: October 05 2021

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· The Russian military successfully test-fired a hypersonic "Sircon" missile from a submarine for the first time.

· The missile was launched from a depth of 131 feet from the Severodvinsk nuclear submarine and hit a test target in the Barents Sea.

· Hypersonic missiles fly much faster and are more agile than standard missiles, making missile defense systems very difficult to intercept.

· According to President Putin, the missile can fly more than nine times the speed of sound and has a range of 620 miles.

· The US military first tested a hypersonic missile system in 2011.

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