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Moscow - Russia has revealed that it has started mass-producing the Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile and is ready to use it. In early August, some Chinese media called the Tsirkon hypersonic missile a lethal weapon. The Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu, said the serial production of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile had been "documented" and it had been accepted as Russia's main weapon.
In addition to the Tsirkon missile, the serial production of another key missile is the Kinzhal is currently underway. Russia In early August, some Chinese media called the Tsirkon a lethal weapon. According to reports in Chinese state media, Tsirkon is Russian President Vladimir Putin's main trump card. Chinese media called the Tsirkon "nearly immune to air defense systems".
Russia claims a Tsirkon missile strike can sink a US aircraft carrier within 30 minutes. Analysts say that one of the first weapons systems to be armed with the Tsirkon was the nuclear-powered Yasen-M-class submarine Krasnoyarsk.
Krasnoyarsk is now officially launched. Read also; Russia Sends Nuclear Submarines to White Sea, Krasnoyarsk Armed With Zircon Hypersonic Missiles American online portal 19FortyFive writes that Krasnoyarsk can oppose US submarines anywhere. The Krasnoyarsk is a stealth submarine and is said to be one of the first to be armed with the 3M22 Tsirkon hypersonic anti-ship missile.
The last successful test of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile was carried out on December 24, 2021. Then the Russian president was quick to declare that this missile and this test was a “big event” in Russian life.
Putin also said that Tsirkon is a step in enhancing the security and defense capabilities of the Russian Federation. According to information available in open sources, the Tsirkon hypersonic missile has a range of more than 1,000 km.
The missile is powered by an engine that provides its own thrust along the flight route. Sources say it is the world's first cruise missile that can perform aerodynamic maneuver flights in dense layers of the atmosphere. According to the previously released characteristics, Tsirkon's flying speed is above Mach 9.