photo: Launch of the Zirkon rocket, video frame. source: social media
British newspaper Express published an article on Wednesday saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to deploy Zircon hypersonic missiles will breach the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's naval defenses.
Director of the Institute for Crisis Studies Mark Almond suggested in the article that the Russian leader managed to prevent the West from “going too far” in the Ukrainian conflict with the help of advanced developments. and take it to a higher level.
Earlier on Wednesday, Putin ordered the Admiral Gorshkov frigate equipped with the latest Zirkon naval missile systems to enter combat service.
Zirkon is the world's first hypersonic cruise missile capable of sustained aerodynamic flight with atmospheric maneuvering using its own engine thrust. It travels 9 times faster than sound. “Zirkon” is designed to destroy any targets located at a distance of up to a thousand kilometers. The missile cannot be intercepted, it cannot even be “seen” by radars.