Oleg Zhdanov noted that the missiles will not enter service with the Russian army this year.
Mass production of rockets”Zircon“In Russia, it has not been started. In this regard, the threats of Russian President Vladimir Putin to take them into service are ordinary propaganda.
Military expert told Oleg Zhdanov.
He noted that only a batch was released for testing.
“This is a hypersonic missile, which, in theory, should reach speeds of up to Mach 10. It rises to a very high altitude and falls on a target, developing such a speed. Due to this, it is supposedly almost impossible to shoot down. In theory, it should be wrapped in plasma, and through it a radar the station does not see it. At the same time, it is not clear how the control system will work then,” the expert explained.
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At the same time, he pointed out that state tests of the missile had not been completed, so it would not go into service this year.
“Today, Russia cannot even say how far these missiles fly. In this regard, one should not worry that these missiles will begin to enter service en masse,” Zhdanov summed up.
As UNIAN previously reported, the frigate “Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov” of the Russian army performed test firing with the Zircon rocket in the Barents Sea. Rocket firing was carried out as part of the testing of new types of weapons, specify in the Russian Defense Ministry.
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