Russian Navy To Get Hypersonic Zircon Missiles In 2022: Vladimir Putin
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The move is part of a bid by Russia to forge ahead in a race with the US and others to deploy the next generation of long-range weapons that are harder to detect and intercept.
Tests of Russia's Zircon hypersonic cruise missile are nearing completion and deliveries to the navy will begin in 2022, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
The move is part of a bid by Moscow to forge ahead in a race with the United States and others to deploy the next generation of long-range weapons that are harder to detect and intercept.
Russia last month said it had successfully test launched a Zircon missile from a submarine for the first time.
"Now it is especially important to develop and implement the technologies necessary to create new hypersonic weapons systems, high-powered lasers and robotic systems that will be able to effectively counter potential military threats, which means they will further strengthen the security of our country," Putin said in televised remarks.
