Russia has successfully tested a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile at a range of about 1,000 km, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
The missile was fired from the Barents Sea and hit a target in the White Sea, the ministry said. Video released by the ministry showed the missile being fired from a ship and flying into the sky on a steep trajectory.
President Vladimir Putin described Zircon as part of a new generation of unparalleled weapons systems. Hypersonic weapons can travel at nine times the speed of sound, and Russia conducted earlier tests of the Zircon of warships and submarines last year.
Russia’s military suffered heavy losses of men and equipment during the three-month invasion of Ukraine, which it calls a “special operation”, but continued to conduct high-profile weapons tests to remind the world of its prowess in missile technology.
Last month, it test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental missile, the Sarmat, capable of carrying 10 or more warheads and hitting the United States.
Source: CNN Brasil
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