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Russia has successfully tested a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, the country’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
The missile was previously announced as a major breakthrough in weapons development, with Saturday’s launch reaching a distance of 625 miles, according to reports.
The video shows the missile being fired from the Barents Sea and hitting a target in the White Sea with great precision.
“Today, the main frigate of Project 22350 Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov fired a hypersonic cruise missile Tsirkon against a sea target position in the White Sea from the Barents Sea,” the Defense Ministry announced. according to Russian state news. TASS agency.
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The zircon missile can travel nine times the speed of sound, depending on the intelligence of the new weapon. Russia has recently completed test launches of the Sarmat, an intercontinental missile that could carry nuclear warheads, according to reports.
Russia says it tested a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile in the Barents Sea on Saturday, May 28, 2022. (Russian Ministry of Defense)
While countries such as the United States, China, Israel and others also have extensive nuclear programs with evolving weapons, Russia currently maintains the world’s largest stock of nuclear warheads by volume.
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Despite impressive stunts and cutting-edge ballistic testing, the Russian military is struggling to provide quality weapons to its troops at the front in certain regions of Ukraine.
Old weapons can be dangerous rus troops while Ukrainian forces seek to exploit decades-old weaknesses.
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Talent and Success Educational Foundation via video conference at the Sirius Educational Center for Gifted Children in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russia has deployed Soviet-era T-62 tanks to support the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The very obsolete machinery has deep vulnerabilities to explode, according to British intelligence.
The UK Ministry of Defense said on Friday that Russia had recently begun deploying 50-year-old tanks from deep storage.