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The 3M22 Zircon, [13] also spelled as Tsirkon (Russian: Циркон, NATO reporting name: SS-N-33), [14] is a Russian scramjet-powered, nuclear-capable hypersonic cruise missile. Produced by NPO Mashinostroyeniya for the Russian Navy , the missile utilizes the 3S-14 launch platforms on frigates and submarines .
Ukraine claims it has evidence Russia fired an advanced hypersonic missile – one that experts say is almost impossible to shoot down – for the first time in the almost 2-year-old war.
Russia has a “limited number” of the sophisticated missile systems which will come as a devastating blow to Moscow Ukraine-Russia war – live: Russian missile system ‘destroyed’ in Crimea ...
Ukraine said it destroyed nearly all the Kinzhal and Zirkon missiles that Russia fired in a massive weekend barrage. Ukraine says Russia's unstoppable hypersonic missiles had another bad night ...
The Zircon missile, which has a range of 620 miles, had previously been test-fired only from a navy frigate, most recently in July. Russia test-fires new hypersonic missile from submarine Skip to ...
The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile started test operations in December 2017 and has been deployed since 2018. [5] On 27 December 2019, TASS reported that the first missile regiment armed with the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle officially entered combat duty. [6] As of 2020, the 9M730 Burevestnik nuclear-powered missile was still under development.
The United States hopes to have the missile in operational capacity by FY 2027. [21] The United States Air Force has stated that Australian testing facilities will be used for testing of HACM. [22] [23] In Australian service, the projectile will become the fastest missile Australia has ever operated, and the first hypersonic missile.
Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin’s forces suffer blow as helicopters destroyed by missile strikes, says Kyiv Vishwam Sankaran,Alex Ross and Tom Watling October 17, 2023 at 11:35 AM