Popular Mechanics:

All of Russia’s new and upcoming warships will carry a new hypersonic missile capable of traveling nearly 7,000 miles per hour. According to the head of Russia’s main warship manufacturer, all modern warships serving in the Russian Navy and those on the drawing board will carry the weapon. Zircon is reportedly capable of striking both ground and naval targets and is likely so fast as to make it unstoppable against modern naval defenses.

The head of Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation, Alexei Rakhmanov, told reporters that Zircon will arm “all the new Projects of ships” for the Russian Navy. Russian warships are typically known internally as a project number. For example, the older cruise missile submarine Irkutsk, known to NATO as part of the Oscar-class, is known within Russia as part of the Project 949A class.

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