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Home» News»Russia to Test Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile from a Submarine
Artist impression of 3M22 Tsirkon / Zircon hypersonic missile
Artist impression of 3M22 Tsirkon / Zircon hypersonic missile

Russia to Test Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile from a Submarine

The first test launch of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile from a submarine will be conducted from the Northern Fleet’s Severodvinsk nuclear-powered sub in the White Sea in October, a source in the defense industry told TASS.

Naval News Staff 02 Oct 2021

TASS Russian news agency

The TASS source said:

“The first launch of a Tsirkon from the Severodvinsk submarine within the framework of flight development tests will be carried out from the water surface position at the beginning of October. Depending on its results, the second launch from underwater at a sea target is scheduled for November,”

According to the source, the first launch from the Severodvinsk nuclear-powered submarine was postponed from September to October due to the need to carry out all technical preparations.

NPO Mashinostroeniya (part of the Tactical Missiles Corporation) that is the developer and producer of Tsirkon missiles declined to comment on this information.

Severodvinsk project 885 Yasen submarine SSN launching Kalibr cruise missile
Severodvinsk project 885 Yasen-class submarine launching a Kalibr cruise missile

According to the source, two Tsirkon launches from the nuclear-powered submarine are planned to be performed by the end of 2021 and these trials will continue next year. The source also said that the state trials of the Tsirkon are set to begin in November and they will continue in 2022, after that the planned supply of missiles to the Russian Navy will begin.

Earlier, the Admiral Gorshkov frigate successfully test-fired the Tsirkon hypersonic missile.

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