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Home» News»Russia To Complete Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile Trials By Year-End
Russian Admiral Gorshkov frigate test-fires Tsirkon missile
Russian Navy frigate Admiral Gorkhov firing a Tsirkon missile. Russian MoD picture.

Russia To Complete Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile Trials By Year-End

The trials of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile will be completed this year, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said during the single military hardware acceptance day.

Martin Manaranche 12 Aug 2021

By TASS Russian news agency

“This year, the trials of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile will be completed.”

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko

The deputy defense minister said in January that the state trials of the Tsirkon missile would be completed this year and the weapon would be test-fired from submarines.

The Project 885M Yasen-M nuclear-powered submarine Kazan accepted for service with the Russian Navy in May can carry Tsirkon hypersonic missiles to attack ground and seaborne targets, Commander of the Northern Fleet’s 11th Submarine Division Rear Admiral Alexander Zarenkov said.

Zarenkov recalled that the Kazan is the lead submarine built under improved Project 885M.

Kazan, the first Russian Project 885M Yasen-M-class SSGN
Kazan, the first Russian Project 885M Yasen-M-class SSGN. Russian MOD picture

“The project features versatile vertical launchers suitable for Onyx antiship, Tsirkon hypersonic or Kalibr cruise missiles, which makes it possible to deliver multiple strikes against enemy surface and ground targets.”

Commander of the Northern Fleet’s 11th Submarine Division, Rear Adm. Alexander Zarenkov

Unlike its predecessors, the advanced nuclear-powered submarine “features greater stealth, improved maneuverability, upgraded communications and sonar systems and better habitability,” the rear admiral said.

Project 885M submarines are set to make up the mainstay of the Russian Navy’s strike submarine forces under the Navy development strategy, he added.

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About Tsirkon Hypersonic Anti-ship Missile

hypersonic 3M22 Zircon Tsirkon SS-N-33
Artist rendering of hypersonic missile 3M22 Zircon (Tsirkon) SS-N-33

Open sources said the hypersonic 3M-22 missile was designed by NPO-machinostroeniya in Reutov in Moscow region. It is a part of 3K-22 (Tsirkon code) complex which NATO reports as SS-N-33.The missile can develop a speed of Mach 9 and fly at an altitude of 30-40 km where the range and speed increase as air resistance is smaller. Experts estimate the payload at 300-400 kg and the missile length at 8-10 meters. Tsirkon is to be fired from universal vertical launchers 3S-14 on warships and submarines and from Bastion mobile coastal missile launchers.

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Posted by : Martin Manaranche
Martin Manaranche is based in Brittany, France. He is currently studying International Relations at Lyon III university. Martin conducted an internship at the French Navy's Ecole Navale in Brest and is therefore particularly fond of naval defense issues.

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