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The launch of the "Zircon" at the maximum range will be carried out in the near future

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It will be carried out from the frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" of the Northern Fleet, a source in the military-industrial complex said during MAKS-2021

ZHUKOVSKY /Moscow region/, July 20. /TASS/. The next test launch of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" at the maximum range will be performed in the near future from the frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" of the Northern Fleet. This was reported to TASS on Tuesday during MAKS-2021 by a source in the military-industrial complex.

"As part of the ongoing flight design tests (LKI) of the hypersonic Zircon, the product will be launched at a sea target at the maximum range in the near future, "he said.

According to the source, the recent launch of the "Zircon" from the frigate on a ground target was also carried out during the LKI. The interlocutor of the agency noted that the missile demonstrated exceptional accuracy, "hitting right into the peg" (the so-called center of the circle denoting the target).

The NGO of Mechanical Engineering (part of the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation), where they developed and produced "Zircons", did not comment on this information.

On July 19, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the frigate "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov" successfully launched a hypersonic missile "Zircon" at a ground target, the flight speed was Mach 7, the range was over 350 km. According to the ministry, the lead frigate of the project 22350 launched a rocket from the White Sea. The ground target was located on the coast of the Barents Sea. The Defense Ministry recalled that it is planned to equip submarines and surface ships of the Russian Navy with the Zircon complex.

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