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Russia Kicks Off 3M22 Zircon Next Generation Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile
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Russia has launched the testing of the 3M22 hypersonic missile organic
to the 3K22 Zircon missile system designed for use by future and upgraded
surface ships and submarines, a source in defense industry told journalists
on Thursday.
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According to rumors, the Indo-Russian BrahMos II hypersonic cruise missile
(pictured here at Defexpo 2014) is the export variant of the Russian
3M22 Zircon missile.
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"A number of Zircon hypersonic missiles
have been manufactured, and their tests at a ground-based launch facility
have begun," the source said. He added that the cutting-edge
weapon would be part of the weapons suite of the fifth-generation nuclear-powered
submarine being developed by the Malakhit Design Bureau, a subsidiary
of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) and tentatively dubbed Huskie.
Navy Recognition understands that early rumors indicate the
Indo-Russian BrahMos II hypersonic cruise missile may be an export variant
of the Zircon (just as the BarhMos missile share many similarities with
the Russian P-800 Oniks missile).
The planned operational range of the BrahMos-II is about 300 kilometers
and its speed is set to be around Mach 7 thanks to a ramjet engine.
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