Russia Conducts Ship-based Hypersonic Missile Test -Ifax Cites Defense Ministry

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July 19th, 6:52am

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile is launched from the Russian guided-missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov during a test in the White Sea, in this still image taken from video released October 7, 2020. (Reuters Photo)

Russia has tested a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, hitting a ground target off the coast of the Barents Sea at a range of more than 350 km (217 miles), the Interfax news agency cited the defense ministry as saying on Monday. The missile was fired from a ship located in the White Sea, the Admiral Gorshkov, Interfax said. President Vladimir Putin, in a speech given in March 2018, said hypersonic missiles were part of a new generation of Russian weapons that could hit almost any point in the world and evade a US-built missile shield, according to Reuters.

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