MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday sent off a frigate towards the Altantic and Indian oceans armed with new hypersonic Zircon cruise…
In a video conference with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Igor Krokhmal, commander of the frigate named “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov,” Putin said the ship was armed with Zircon hypersonic weapons.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“This ship, armed with ‘Zircons’, is capable of delivering pinpoint and powerful strikes against the enemy at sea and on land,” Shoigu said.Article content Shoigu said the hypersonic missiles, known as either Tsirkon or Zircon, could overcome any missile defense system. The missiles fly at nine times the speed of sound and have a range of over 1,000 km, Shoigu said.
Russia, China and the United States are currently in a hypersonic weapons race. Because of their speeds – above five times the speed of sound – and maneuverability, such weapons are seen as a way to gain an edge over any adversary. The target of a hypersonic weapon is much more difficult to calculate than for intercontinential ballistic missiles.
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