Iran Press/ Europe: Russia said on Monday it had successfully test launched a Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile from a submarine for the first time, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has lauded as part of a new generation of unrivaled arms systems.
The launch from the nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Severodvinsk was the Tsirkon-class hypersonic missile's second test-fire from the White Sea at a target in the Barents Sea, but the first from an underwater position.
The Russian Navy also previously successfully test-fired the Tsirkon missile from the Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate last year and most recently in July.
Hypersonic missiles fly much faster and are more agile than standard ones, making them much more difficult for missile defense systems to stop.
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