Russia said on Monday it had successfully tested a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has touted as part of a new generation of missile systems without equal in the world. Putin has said the Zircon missile would be capable of flying at nine times the speed of sound and have a range of 1,000 kilometres (620 miles). The new small-sized hypersonic missiles are seen as modernising Russia's non-nuclear defences. Putin has said the Zircon missile would be capable of flying at nine times the speed of sound and have a range of 1,000 kilometres (620 miles)The Zircon adds to Russia's already considerable missile arsenal. There is also the Dagger - hypersonic nuclear-capable missile which operates at ten times the speed of sound.

Source: Daily Mail July 19, 2021 11:03 UTC