German Media: Zirkon cruise missile is Russia’s most dangerous weapon
The German press reached the conclusion that the Zirkon Russian missile system represents a real threat to different countries.
The German magazine Stern writes that the main weapon of the Russian fleet is the hypersonic Zircon 3M22 cruise missile. It flies six times faster the speed of sound and has a range of about 600 kilometers.
Experts also mentioned the modernization of the Russian cruisers Admiral Nakhimov and Pyotr Velikiy, which are planned to be equipped with modern S-500 air defense missile systems and Kalibr cruise missiles.
It has been noted that Zirkon missiles will allow the Russian fleet to destroy virtually any foreign warships. Zirkon missiles, in particular, represent a particular danger to U.S. aircraft carriers.
Work on the Zirkon system started in 2011. The missile can reach speeds of almost 7,500 kilometers per hour. It can travel 250 kilometers in two-and-a-half minutes. At that speed, there is no system in the world that can intercept it.