A new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile is launched by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov (Russian defence ministry/AP)The Russian military reported another successful test launch of a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile on Monday. Russia’s defence ministry said the missile was launched from an Admiral Groshkov frigate located in the White Sea, in the north of Russia. The ministry said the missile successfully hit a target more than 217 miles away on the coast of the Barents Sea. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Zircon missile would be capable of flying at nine times the speed of sound and have a range of 620 miles. Expand Close A new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile is launched (Russian defence ministry/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp A new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile is launched (Russian defence ministry/AP)An earlier test launch took place in October, on Mr Putin’s birthday.

Source: Irish Independent July 19, 2021 10:43 UTC