Russia believes in the superiority of Zircon hypersonic missile
(Baonghean.vn) - The presence of Russian-made Zircon hypersonic missiles makes the deployment of military infrastructure unnecessary, especially in Latin America.
That is the opinion of Mr. Andrei Kartapolov, head of the Defense Committee of the State Duma (Lower House) of Russia.
“With the presence of modern weapons, such as hypersonic weapons, there is no longer any need to deploy Russian military bases in Cuba and Venezuela, because, at a hypothetical point in the Atlantic, a ship equipped with Zircon missiles is capable of performing any task and leaving immediately – it can be a surface ship or a submarine,” he said.
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| Russian missile. Illustration photo |
According to Mr. Kartapolov, the base is an "immovable object" that, on the one hand, poses a threat, but is itself vulnerable. "Therefore, I think that there is no such need and this option is hardly considered, but in our world nothing can be ruled out," he said.
Earlier, when speaking about the possibility of deploying Russian military infrastructure in Cuba and Venezuela, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said he did not want to confirm or rule out anything. In turn, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan noted that the country would give a "strong reaction" if Russia deployed its troops in Latin America.
Zircon is the world's first hypersonic cruise missile capable of continuous aerodynamic flight with maneuvers in the atmosphere using its own engine thrust. The maximum speed of the missile reaches Mach 9 (9 times the speed of sound), with a maximum range of thousands of kilometers. Zircon is capable of destroying both surface and ground targets.
It is expected that Zircon hypersonic missiles will be equipped on surface ships and submarines, both prospective ships and those under construction./.
