This year is planned two starts of the Russian hypersonic missile “Zirkon” from the North-Northern submarine “Severodvinsk”. The first test is planned to be carried out with the surface position of the submarine, the second – from the underwater. Starting time discloses TASS, referring to a source in the defense and industrial complex.
Start with an overnight position is scheduled for the beginning of October. “Depending on its results, the second start is planned in November from under the marine goal,” the interlocutor clarified.
The source added that the first launch of Zircon “was planned in September with Severodvinsk was postponed for the next month due to the need for technical training.
In September, TASS, referring to the source close to the Ministry of Defense of Russia, reported that the FTER-design tests of “Zircon” from the surface carrier were completed.
In August, it was reported that the Ministry of Defense of Russia During the Forum “Army-2021” signed with the Scientific and Production Association (NGO) of Mechanical Engineering, the first contract involving the acquisition of hypersonic missiles “Zircon”.
At the same time, the Corporation Corporation Corporation “Tactical Rocket Arms” (CTRV) Boris Obnosov said that the hypersonic weapons in the United States may appear after 2023.
In the same month, the American magazine The National Interest wrote that the “Zircon” is a bad news for NATO.