Russia's Zircon hypersonic missile was tested successfully. Based on the videos gathered from various reliable sources, the defense weapon was able to hit its target in an accurate manner.
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The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed this detail on Saturday, May 28.
"Today, the lead frigate of Project 22350 Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile at a sea target position in the White Sea from the Barents Sea," said the defense department via Express UK.
Russia added that the cruise rocket traveled so high that it could evade the detection of air defense systems.
Russia Zircon Hypersonic Missile Completes Test
According to Reuters' latest report, the advanced hypersonic Zircon cruise missile reached a distance of more than 1,000 km. The rocket traveled in a steep trajectory before hitting its target.
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Since Zircon is a hypersonic rocket, it can travel as fast as Mach 9 (nine times the speed of sound).
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been testing and developing Zircon missiles for the past few years. He said that this type of defense technology is a part of the next-gen hypersonic rockets of the country.
The Russian leader added that they need to work on new hypersonic missiles, as well as robotic systems and high-powered lasers that they can use to counter potential threats from other countries.
Russian Hypersonic Missiles Can't Be Detected?
Since Russia's hypersonic missiles are considered to be "superweapons," almost all air defense systems will have a hard time detecting them.
These fast rockets are not undetectable. But, if they were detected, they would have already traveled long distances. For example, the U.S. Aegis missile interceptor system will take around 10 seconds to identify a Russian Zircon rocket.
In these crucial seconds, the rocket had already traveled around 20 km. To know more details about the Russian superweapons' stealth abilities, you can visit this link.
Previously, some satellite photos spotted China copying Japan's SDF aircraft.
On the other hand, the Japanese government is expected to export fighter jets and missiles.
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