For NATO there are bad news: Russian hyperzvukovka missile “Zircon” is in operation. It tells about this American magazine The National Interest.
“This is what you need to remember: the rocket boasts a distance from one to two thousand kilometers depending on the starting platform and operating conditions. This is enough to attend the risk of aircraft shock groups of the US forces (Navy) and prevent effective The action of aircraft carrier “,” the publication says.
The publication notes that the “Admiral Golovko” project of the project 22350 will become the first regular carrier of Zirkonov.
Magazine, referring to the Russian press, writes that NATO countries are available at the disposal of NATO countries by means of missile defense (pro) almost impossible to intercept the “zircon” flying with hypersonic speed.
In July, Popular Mechanics edition wrote that until the United States is unlikely to withstand the Russian “instigating horror” zircon rocket, which is a real “hypersonic monster”. The American magazine reminded that this weapon can develop speed from seven to nine Maha numbers, which does not leave the enemy, in particular, the aircraft carrier of NATO, sufficient time for its destruction.
In the same month, The National Interest, referring to the report prepared by the Congress Research Service, wrote that the United States in the coming years is unlikely to reduce the gap in the field of hypersonic arms with Russia and China, which can lead in the future to potential risks for the first.