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posted by martyb on Thursday October 08 2020, @01:16AM   Printer-friendly
from the how-big-was-the-target? dept.

Russia successfully tests new hypersonic Tsirkon missile:

Russia says it has successfully tested a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile in a move hailed by President Vladimir Putin as a "great event" for the country.

The military said on Wednesday that the Tsirkon missile was fired from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate in the White Sea on Tuesday morning in the Russian Arctic and successfully hit its target.

Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian military's General Staff, told Putin – who turned 68 on Wednesday – that it was the first time the missile had successfully struck a target at sea.

"The tasks of the launch were carried out. The test-fire was successful," he told Putin. Gerasimov said the missile hit its target 450 kilometres (280 miles) away in the Barents Sea and reached a speed of Mach 8 – eight times the speed of sound.

China and America have also been developing hypersonic missiles.

Previously:
US Hails New Milestone in Development of Hypersonic Weapons
Russia Takes Lead by Deploying Hypersonic Nuclear Warheads First
Air-Breathing Engine Precooler Achieves Record-Breaking Mach 5 Performance
Putin Hails Successful Test Of Russia's New Hypersonic Missile
China Tests Hypersonic Aircraft "Starry Sky-2"
General: U.S. Has No Defense Against "Hypersonic Weapons"
Hypersonic Cruise Missile Scores USD$175m DARPA Cash


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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by khallow on Thursday October 08 2020, @03:48AM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Thursday October 08 2020, @03:48AM (#1061979) Journal

    But the thing is this: if Putin sinks a US aircraft carrier, you can be fairly sure Uncle Sam will shove a couple of MOABs down his back passage in very short order, just before possibly dropping a few nukes on choice Russian military installations.

    Depends on the circumstances. If the US and Russia are already shooting at each other, then loss of a carrier may be perceived as the cost of doing business. If it's a surprise attack, then launching nukes may be a good idea merely because the US might not have those nukes in a few minutes. Russia would have already factored in the US's retaliation capabilities before making the attack.

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