Reuters: Russia shows off Zircon hypersonic cruise missile in test-launch at sea
(Reuters) - Russia successfully test-fired a hypersonic Zircon cruise missile over a distance of about 1,000 km (625 miles), the defence ministry said on Saturday.
The missile was fired from the Barents Sea and hit a target in the White Sea, it said.
Video released by the ministry showed the missile being fired from a ship and blazing into the sky on a steep trajectory.
President Vladimir Putin has described the Zircon as part of a new generation of unrivalled arms systems. Hypersonic weapons can travel at nine times the speed of sound, and Russia has conducted previous test-launches of the Zircon from warships and submarines in the past year.
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Update #1: Russia test-fires its latest hypersonic Zircon missile (AP)
Update #2: Russia Conducts Hypersonic Missile Test Near Finland & Sweden (Zero Hedge)
WNU Editor: Russia, China, and the U.S. are the countries testing these missiles .... ‘National pride is at stake.' Russia, China, United States race to build hypersonic weapons (Science.org).