“Admiral Gorshkov” launched “Zircon” in the White Sea

Russian Defense Ministry: frigate “Admiral Gorshkov” launched a hypersonic missile “Zircon” in the White Sea

Frigate “Admiral Gorshkov” Zircon in the White Sea. As TASS reports with reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the ammunition struck a sea target with a direct hit.

The crew of the Northern Fleet frigate Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov, as part of the ongoing cycle of tests of hypersonic missile weapons, fired yet another Zircon rocket. … The shooting was fired at a naval target position located in the waters of the White Sea, “the message says

It is specified that the missile's flight corresponded to the specified parameters.

The military department also said that surface ships and the naval aviation of the Northern Fleet were involved in ensuring the shooting and closing the area.

In early October, tests of the Zircon were completed from the submarine. The shooting was carried out from the nuclear submarine “Severodvinsk” from a submerged position in the Barents Sea.

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