Russia shows off Zircon hypersonic cruise missile in test-launch at sea

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. Russia has Russia's military has suffered heavy losses of men and equipment during its three-month invasion of Ukraine, which it calls a"special operation", but it has continued to stage high-profile weapons tests to remind the world of its prowess in missile technology.More On This Topic

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