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The Ministry of Defense previously reported on the successful execution of the Zircon firing from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate at a ground target
ZHUKOVSKY / Moscow region /, July 25. / TASS /. The first test launch of the Zircon hypersonic missile from a submarine carrier - the Project 885 Severodvinsk nuclear submarine of the Northern Fleet - may be completed approximately in August 2021. This was reported to TASS on the sidelines of the MAKS-2021 air show by a source in the military-industrial complex.
"The first test launch of Zircon from a submarine carrier - the nuclear submarine Severodvinsk - within the framework of flight design tests (LKI) can be carried out approximately in August," he said.
NPO Mashinostroyenia (part of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation JSC), where the Zircons were developed and produced, did not comment on this information.
Earlier it was reported that at present LKI of the Zircon missile is being passed from the surface carrier - the frigate of project 22350 "Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov" of the Northern Fleet.
On July 21, at the MAKS-2021 air show, the general director of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation Boris Obnosov told reporters that the development of the Zircon missile was proceeding according to schedule. "This is a very complex weapon. I have personally attended several tests. An amazing effect," he said.
On July 19, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the successful firing of the Zircon from the frigate Admiral Gorshkov at a ground target, the flight speed was Mach 7 (Mach 1 = 1 198.801 km / h), the range was over 350 km. According to the ministry, the shooting was carried out from the waters of the White Sea, the ground target was located on the coast of the Barents Sea.
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