< p> “ According to & nbsp; data of objective control, the flight of the rocket corresponded to the specified parameters. For & nbsp; shooting and & nbsp; closing the area involved surface ships and & nbsp; naval aviation of the Northern Fleet & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; said on the & nbsp; website of the Ministry of Defense.
In & nbsp; the previous time of testing of Zircon; were held on November 18 & nbsp; Then Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported on the & nbsp; successful missile test to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
About & nbsp; plans to create a Zircon hypersonic ship missile. reported in the & nbsp; Ministry of Defense in & nbsp; 2011. In & nbsp; February 2018, during the message to the Federal Assembly, Russian President Vladimir Putin presented this rocket. In & nbsp; October this year, the rocket was first tested from the & nbsp; submarine Severodvinsk in the & nbsp; Barents Sea.