Zircon is the world's first hypersonic missile that air defense systems cannot shoot down. Russian ships will be armed with it as early as 2022. In any case, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ...

Moscow's military is outfitting its new Yasen-M submarines with the hypersonic Zircon missiles that Russian President Vladimir Putin has lauded as "unmatched," according to the head of Russia's ...

Key Points - Russia launched the "Perm," its newest Yasen-M class nuclear-powered attack submarine, on March 27, 2025, marking it as the first Russian SSN officially equipped with 3M22 Zircon ...

Summary and What to Worry About: Russia is reportedly planning to equip its Yasen-M class nuclear submarines with Zircon hypersonic missiles, a move that could significantly enhance its naval ...

Russian moves to operationalise the Zircon hypersonic missile represent an important development, but the significance – especially in terms of the current conflict – should not be overstated. The ...

Putin has touted Russian hypersonic weapons like the Zircon missile as impossible to defend against. Zircon in particular is powerful but there are limits on what it can do, a Western expert says.

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Russian state media has announced the first test of the Zircon hypersonic missile. Zircon is a ship-launched anti-ship and land attack missile system. Zircon travels at Mach 9, giving defenders little ...