Russia claims to have test-fired hypersonic Zircon cruise missile – Henry Club

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Russia The country’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday that it has successfully test-fired the hypersonic Zircon cruise missile.

The missile has previously been touted as a major breakthrough in weapons development, with Saturday’s launch covering a range of 625 miles, According to Report.

video shows missile fired Hit a target with great accuracy from Barents C and White at C.

“Today, the flagship of the Project 22350 Admiral of the Soviet Union’s Fleet, the frigate Gorshkov, fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile from the Barents Sea into the White Sea positioning a sea target,” the Defense Ministry announced, according to Russian State News. announced. Agency TASS.

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According to intelligence on the new weapon, the Zircon missile can travel more than nine times the speed of sound. Russia recently completed a test launch of the Sarmat – an intercontinental missile that can carry nuclear warheads, According to Report.

Russia said it tested a hypersonic Zircon cruise missile in the Barents Sea on Saturday, May 28, 2022.
(Russian Ministry of Defense)

While countries including the US, China, Israel and others also boast extensive nuclear programs with developed weapons, Russia currently holds the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in vast quantities.

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Despite impressive launches and tests of state-of-the-art ballistics, the Russian military is struggling to provide quality weapons to its frontline troops in some areas. Ukraine,

Old weapon can prove to be dangerous Russian Soldiers in the form of the Ukrainian military seek to exploit decades-old weaknesses.


Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Talent and Success Educational Foundation via videoconference at the Serious Educational Center for Gifted Children in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
(Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin pool photo via AP)

Russia has deployed Soviet-era T-62 tanks to support the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. According to British intelligence, the machinery, which is too old, has deep vulnerabilities to exploit.

The United Kingdom’s Defense Ministry said on Friday that Russia has recently started deploying 50-year-old tanks from deep storage.