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Russian Admiral Gorshkov frigate test-fires Tsirkon missile
Russian Navy frigate Admiral Gorkhov firing a Tsirkon missile. Russian MoD picture.

Tsirkon hypersonic missile enters the final stage of state trials

Russia's Tsirkon hypersonic missile is nearing completion of its state trials, with mass manufacturing set to begin in 2022.

Naval News Staff 21 Jan 2022

TASS Russian news agency

Russia’s Tsirkon seaborne hypersonic cruise missile is at the final stage of its state trials and its serial supplies to the Navy will begin in 2022, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said.

“The state trials of the Tsirkon seaborne hypersonic cruise missile are nearing completion. From 2022, its serial deliveries will begin,”


Sergei Shoigu, Russian Defense Minister

Also, the upgraded Space-Echelon Western Command Post of Russia’s Single Space-based Missile Attack Early Warning System went on experimental combat alert in the fourth quarter of 2021, the deputy defense minister said.

Besides, a missile regiment of the Strategic Missile Force’s 13th division armed with the advanced Avangard strategic missile system went on combat alert in 2021, he added.

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 the Moscow region. It is a part of the 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.

The first-in-class frigate Admiral Gorshkov test-fired the Tsirkon (sometimes spelled Zirkon) hypersonic missile in January 2020. After the first shipborne test-fire, the Russian carried out a bunch of live trials of the missile in 2020 and 2021. One of the most important milestones was launching Tsirkon from Yasen-class submarine K-560 Severodvinsk, which took place on 04 October 2021.

Russian Navy deployed (or announced to deploy) Tsirkon missiles to Admiral Gorshkov-class and Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates, Gremyashchiy class corvettes, as well as Yasen-class submarines.

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