Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the country’s “Tsirkon” (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile tests are nearing completion and the weapon will officially start to be used by the Russian Navy in 2022.
“The trials of the Tsirkon seaborne hypersonic cruise missile are coming to a close. In the course of the trials, it struck both ground and sea targets from the submerged position and from surface ships accurately and in full compliance with the assigned task,” Putin said during a defense industry meeting, Russian news agency TASS reported.
