March 4, 2020
U.S. Navy Nightmare: All Russian Warships Armed With Hypersonic Missiles
Could it happen?
by Michael Peck
Here’s a scenario the U.S. Navy would rather not contemplate: every Russian surface warship armed with hypersonic anti-ship missiles.
But two interesting things have happened over the last few months. First, in January 2020, Russia conducted its first launch of a Zircon missile from a surface ship. The Admiral Gorshkov, the first of the new Project 22350-class frigates, fired the missile from the Barents Sea against a ground target, according to a TASS report.
Primis Player Placeholder
"In accordance with the program of the Zircon’s state trials, the Admiral Gorshkov test-launched this missile from the Barents Sea against a ground target at one of military testing ranges of the Northern Urals in early January," an unnamed defense source told TASS. The missile reportedly flew more than 500 kilometers (311 miles).
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-navy-nightmare-all-russian-warships-armed-hypersonic-missiles-129382
