According to the source, state tests will begin in the near future
MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/. Flight design tests (LKI) of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" from the surface carrier-the frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" of the Northern Fleet-have been successfully completed, and state tests will begin in the near future. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.
"LKI" Zircon "using the frigate" Admiral Gorshkov " successfully completed. Four launches were made. All the missiles hit the " peg "(the center of the conditional circle in which the rocket should hit), " he said.
According to him, approximately in May-June, state tests of the "Zircon" from the frigate will begin. "There will be several launches," he added.
The NPO Mashinostroyeniya (part of the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation), which developed and produced the "Zircons", did not comment on this information to TASS.
Earlier it was reported that the LKI program of the hypersonic missile " Zircon "in 2020 was successfully and fully implemented, three launches were carried out from the frigate" Admiral Gorshkov", two - on sea targets, one - on land.
Speaking about the upcoming tests of the "Zircon" from the board of the submarine carrier-the nuclear submarine "Severodvinsk" - the agency interlocutor noted that at least two launches are planned for this year as part of the LKI, and state tests will be conducted in 2022 with the subsequent adoption of the missile into service.
Earlier, another TASS source said that the first test launch of the hypersonic "Zircon" from the underwater carrier will not be performed until June.
