In the Reutov NGO mechanical engineering, they began to manufacture the newest hypersonic winged missiles “Zirkon” for the Navy (Navy) of Russia. This is reported by TASS with reference to the source close to the Ministry of Defense.
“The mass production of” zirkonov “is already underway in NGOs of mechanical engineering, although state tests of this product from the surface carrier will continue,” the message says.
On November 18, the Admiral Gorshkov Frigate launched a hypersonic zircon missile in the White Sea. The ammunition struck the maritime target direct hit, noted in the Ministry of Defense.
“The crew of the northern fleet” Admiral Fleet of the Soviet Union of Gorshkov “in the framework of the completed testing cycle of hypersonic missile weapons performed the next shooting of the zircon rocket. The shooting is made on the marine target position located in the water area of the White Sea,” the message says / P>
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that in 2022, Zircon Rockets will begin to come on the Russian Navy. He stressed that the testing of the marine basing rocket is completed.
The first start of this rocket from the Sverodvinsk submarine of the project 885 under water was held in October. At the same time, this nuclear submarine produced the first test launch of the Zircon from the surface position. In the same month, the commander of the Northern Fleet Alexander Moiseev reported to Minister of Defense of Russia Sergey Shoigu, that the tests of the Russian hypersonic winged rocket “Zircon” from the submarine was successfully completed.