frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" The Russian hit the target at a distance of 900 km with a Zircon hypersonic missile.

The crew of the Russian frigate “Admiral Gorshkov”, which is on a long voyage, conducted exercises during which, using radio electronics, they hit a ship imitating an enemy at a distance of 900 km.

using hypersonic missiles “Zircon”.

The representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the crew members of the frigate demonstrated a high level of coordination of actions during the exercises to launch an electronic missile.

The press secretary recalled that the Navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov with Zircon hypersonic missiles on January 4 began its long-distance voyage across the Atlantic, Indian and Mediterranean oceans under the command of Navy Colonel Oleg Gladkov. The main purpose of the trip is to ensure the Russian military and naval presence in the most important areas of the oceans.

According to him, the Admiral Gorshkov frigate is a modern multi-purpose ship capable of inflicting powerful ultra-precise strikes on sea and land targets and performing tasks in remote areas of the oceans. In 2018, the frigate entered service with the Russian Navy, and in 2018 it was designed to be placed aboard Zircon hypersonic missiles.

It is noteworthy that the speed of the Zircon hypersonic missile is about 10,000 kilometers per hour, which excludes the possibility of it being intercepted by enemy air defense and missile defense systems, and the range of the missile is about 1,000 kilometers.

It is worth noting that Russia, South Africa and China will soon hold joint naval exercises off the coast of South Africa.

Source: Russian Ministry of Defense.

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