Jonny Tickle – RT.com Jan 21, 2022
A still from a Russian government video shows the Kinzhal hypersonic missile detaching from a MiG-31 aircraft. Some units of the Russian Air Force have already been equipped with hypersonic weapons. Click to enlarge
Trials of the state-of-the-art Zircon sea-launched hypersonic cruise missile are currently being completed, and the projectiles will be deployed to the Russian Navy later this year, a deputy defense minister revealed on Thursday.
The Zircon has made significant headlines worldwide for its capabilities, and last year it was named by US Navy Admiral Charles A. Richard as a threat to America.
“Because of these challenges, our current terrestrial- and space-based sensor architecture may not be sufficient to detect and track these hypersonic missiles,” he said.
With testing now nearing an end, the high-speed guided projectile is due to be deployed in the near future.
“State tests of the Zircon sea-based hypersonic cruise missile are being completed. Its serial deliveries will start in 2022,” Aleksey Krivoruchko told his superior, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu.
The Zircon missile has been undergoing testing for seven years and in recent times has been fired from both frigates and submarines, with most testing being undertaken in the White Sea, in Russia’s far north.
Last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the tests were proceeding well.
“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,” he said.
The Zircon is an anti-ship missile capable of accelerating up to Mach 9. It has been designed to hit enemy surface ships, such as frigates and aircraft carriers, as well as ground targets located within the range of the missile. Zircon’s speed (9,800-11,025 km/h) makes it difficult for it to be stopped by any anti-aircraft systems.
According to Mikhail Khodarenok, a military commentator for RT and retired Russian Armed Forces colonel, the Zircon has the ability to “seriously influence the global maritime balance of power.” He cited the missile’s “high cruising speed” and “significantly reduced radar cross section” as a powerful combination.
Just think,one of these beauts would sink an aircraft carrier perfect for a false flag type incident enough to start a major conflict and solve economic problems.
Perhaps combine it with an assassination of a major figure.Since Biden is on his last legs……….
Take out the Pentagon then Langley then Wall Street. See how many neo-con war hawks still want a fight after that puts them in the front line. Leave the Capitol Building and the White House standing. America’s citizenry will need those for assembly if they’re to build a new type of government from the ground up.
The Russians will use it in Ukraine, if its a full blown invasion.
I don’t know if the people’s feelings before WW2 were like now? I know lots were rooting for Hitler, & rightly so. But I think most Israelite nations are hoping Russia is victorious. Do the Russian government know how the people in the West feel? Is it another Judeo-Freemason production? That Niko X predicts. In 1900 Whitey was 40% of world population, now 7%. It will be 2% after WW3!
More likely .2%
YES PUTIN SHOW THEM THAT
BLACK SEA IS YOUR HEMISPHERA !
This is the most dangerous time. A desperate USrael may launch a strike before they become fully operational.
Any US capital ships would become expensive reefs. (Probably would be similar for Russia’s but I would expect they will try to keep their own away from places like the Southern Hemisphere and also away from the Mediterranean. The Black Sea is their Great Lakes.)
R.C.