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Russia Says It Has Test-Fired Another Hypersonic Missile

posted by mrpg on Monday May 30 2022, @01:15PM   Printer-friendly

takyon writes:

Russia says it has test-fired another hypersonic missile

The Russian navy on Saturday conducted another test of a prospective hypersonic missile, a demonstration of the military's long-range strike capability amid the fighting in Ukraine.

The Defense Ministry said the Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Northern Fleet in the White Sea launched the Zircon cruise missile in the Barents Sea, successfully hitting a practice target in the White Sea about 1,000 kilometers (540 nautical miles) away.

[...] Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Zircon is capable of flying at nine times the speed of sound and has a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles). Putin has emphasized that its deployment will significantly boost the capability of Russia's military.

Previously: Russia Reports First Combat Use of Hypersonic Missiles
US Tested Hypersonic Missile but Kept It Quiet to Avoid Escalating Tensions With Russia

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 30 2022, @11:22PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 30 2022, @11:22PM (#1249074)

    US has not had a successful war since 1990 and still had to go back a decade later under false pretense, to really get it 'done'.

  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Thexalon on Tuesday May 31 2022, @02:31AM (2 children)

    by Thexalon (636) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday May 31 2022, @02:31AM (#1249102)

    ... if you ignore the Kosovo War, in which the US accomplished its mission with the loss of only a handful of troops and equipment. You could also make a good argument that US intervention in Colombia has proven completely successful.

    Although as a Marine buddy of mine points out, if their actions have made it to the news, odds are pretty good they've screwed up.

    --
    The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 31 2022, @04:58AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 31 2022, @04:58AM (#1249123)

      was there boots on the ground in Kosovo?

      then again your buddy is right, sucessful action always less newsworthy, is why Chrimea so quietly became Russian afterall.