INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia successfully test-fired a hypersonic Zircon cruise missile over a distance of about 1,000 km (625 miles), the defence ministry said
on Saturday (May 28).The missile was fired from the Barents Sea and hit a target in the White Sea, it said
Video released by the ministry showed the missile being fired from a ship and blazing into the sky on a steep trajectory.President Vladimir
Putin has described the Zircon as part of a new generation of unrivalled arms systems
Hypersonic weapons can travel at nine times the speed of sound, and Russia has conducted previous test-launches of the Zircon from warships
and submarines in the past year.Russia&s military has suffered heavy losses of men and equipment during its three-month invasion of Ukraine,
which it calls a &special operation&, but it has continued to stage high-profile weapons tests to remind the world of its prowess in missile
technology.Last month it test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental missile, the Sarmat, capable of carrying 10 or more warheads
and striking the United States.The post Russia shows off Zircon hypersonic cruise missile in test-launch at sea first appeared on Ariana
