Russia conducts test-launch of Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile

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Category : Defense Published on: May 31 2022

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Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile from the Barents Sea.
The missile hit a naval target about 1,000 kms away in the White Sea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Tsirkon missile is capable of flying at Mach 9 or nine times the speed of sound and striking a target over 1,000 kms away.

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Russia conducts test-launch of Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile