The power of super weapons President Putin mentioned in his State of the Union Address
(Baonghean.vn) - Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile being built will have a speed of Mach 9 and a range of more than 1,000 km.
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| President Putin speaks in his federal message. Photo: Sputnik |
In his State of the Nation Address, Mr. Putin emphasized that this powerful weapon will be equipped on both Russian surface ships and submarines, and even more promising features are being designed.
The Kremlin chief pointed out: There is also a new and promising prospect: the construction is proceeding very smoothly and according to the planned timeframe and will certainly be completed soon.
"Specifically, I want to talk about the Zircon hypersonic missile with a flight speed of up to Mach 9 (ie 9 times the speed of sound) at a distance of more than 1,000 km, capable of hitting both sea and land targets," President Putin revealed.
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| Hypersonic cruise missile. Photo: VPK Russia |
Also in his State of the Nation Address, President Putin said that airborne systems carrying Russia's hypersonic missile, called Kinzhal, had successfully demonstrated unique features during field tests.
Mr. Putin emphasized that the laser systems have been transferred to the Russian Armed Forces, and are expected to be operational next December./.
