According to the latest report by the state-owned TASS , Russia has developed and manufactured a mobile launcher for coastal shore-based "Zircon" hypersonic missiles.
"A prototype of a mobile launcher for a 'Zrcon' hypersonic missile used in a coastal defense missile system has been made. As in the case of the 'Fortress' missile defense system, the launcher will carry two missiles," a source close to the Russian military department told TASS.
"Fortress" coastal defense missile system, which can be compatible with a variety of anti-ship missiles , such as P-800 "Onice"
According to the source, the "Zrcon" coastal missile defense system will have a four-axis launcher. TASS said it did not formally confirm the information.
"Zircon" hypersonic missile
The Eurasian Times reported in May that Russia is developing a new coastal system to launch its highly-watched "Zircon" hypersonic cruise missile, which can strike land-based and sea-based targets.
This coastal version of Zircon will provide similar capabilities to the Fortress shore defense missile system using Onyx anti-ship cruise missiles. So far, only air-fired and ship-based models of "Zircon" are known to exist.
"Onice" is a supersonic anti-ship missile. India's Brams originated from it.
Deputy General Manager of the Machinery Manufacturing Research and Production Consortium, which produces "Onice" and "Zircon" missiles, told the Russian Red Star Military TV Channel that his company has been instructed to "strengthen the work of creating marine versions of missiles."
At the same time, according to previous reports from the Eurasian Times, the existing ship-borne "Zircon" missiles should enter the Russian army before September.
Zircon missile concept map, Russia has completed the full range test of the ship-based and submarine , with a range of 1,000 kilometers and a speed of 9 Mach. It is an aspirated supercombustion scram-sonic cruise missile
According to the Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on the occasion of the Russian Navy Day on July 31, they will first be deployed on the frigate of Admiral Gorshkov of the Northern Fleet .
In October 2021, Russia conducted the first test of the "Zircon" hypersonic missile from the North Devinsk nuclear-powered submarine of the Northern Fleet. Afterwards, in December 2021, President Putin announced that the "Zerry" hypersonic missile had completed the salute launch.
The last test was conducted in May this year, and the missiles launched from Admiral Gorshkov reached the maximum possible range, launching about 1,000 kilometers from Barents Sea to a naval target of White Sea .
This test launch proves that Zircon is indeed an ultra-combustible scram-absorbing missile, which really flew 1,000 kilometers
According to Russian media reports in November 2021, while conducting missile tests, mass production of the "Zircon" missile has begun.
"Zircon" ship-fired hypersonic missile is one of Russia's six strategic weapons (Zircon, Dagger, Pioneer, Salmat , Haiyan, Poseidon), also known as "super weapon", President Putin announced this strategic weapon in a speech at the Manizh Central Exhibition Hall near , near Kremlin in 2018.
Putin was announced in 2018 when he delivered a speech at the Central Exhibition Hall of Manizh near the Kremlin. Other superweapons include the Salmatt intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Pioneer Hypersonic Gliding Vehicle (HGV), the Nuclear Powered Underwater Unmanned Vehicle (UUV), the Dagger air-launched hypersonic missile and the Zircon ship-launched hypersonic missile.
It is reported that the missile can avoid the most advanced U.S. air defense systems. Due to its huge high speed, the air pressure in front of the missile is said to generate a plasma cloud that captures radio waves, making it almost impossible to detect by radar systems.
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