Russian defense contractors have designed and manufactured a mobile ground launcher for the Tsirkon hypersonic missile, TASS reported on November 4, citing a source close to Russia’s military establishment.
The unnamed source told the Russian news agency that the mobile ground launcher will be a part of a coastal defense missile system that utilizes the missile.
“The prototype of a mobile launcher of a coastal defense missile system, using a Tsirkon hypersonic missile, has already been created. As was the case with the Bastion system, the launcher will carry two missiles,” the source said.
The Tsirkon, which was developed by Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya, is powered by a state-of-the-art scramjet engine that allows it to reach speed as high as Mach 9. The highly-maneuverable hypersonic cruise missile can destroy both naval and land targets. Its range is said to exceed 1,000 kilometers.
The missile is reportedly equipped with a high-precision inertial navigation system along with an advanced active radar seeker.
Poster Comment:
This is Russia's new cruise missile, the Zircon, which is being deployed. It is Mach 9. The Philippines has a Mach 3 cruise missile which they bought from India. India plans to replace their Mach 3 cruise missile with a Mach 8 version in 3 years. Meanwhile the US Navy is still subsonic.
US generals and admirals are so busy covering up the theft of tens of trillions of dollars that they cannot get our troops adequate weapons to defend their lives and their country.