In a statement made by the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian army conducted a test fire of the hypersonic “Tsirkon” missile in the Barents Sea.
In the statement made by the ministry, it was stated that a test firing was carried out with the “Tsirkon” hypersonic cruise missile from the “Admiral Gorshkov of the Soviet Union Fleet” frigate in the Barents Sea in the north of the country.
SUCCESSFULLY HIT THE TARGET
In the statement, it was stated that the test shot was carried out as part of the testing of new weapon types, and it was stated that the “Tsirkon” missile successfully hit a sea target approximately 1000 kilometers away, and the flight of the missile corresponded to the determined parameters.
Last year, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the “Tsirkon” was tested for the first time from a ship.
It was announced that “Tsirkon”, which is among the new hypersonic weapons introduced by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018, can go up to 10 times the speed of sound (Mach 10) and has a range of 1000 to 2000 kilometers. (AA)