Russia Will Likely Win The Race To Field The First Hypersonic Weapon System

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Popular Mechanics: Russia’s Navy Will Be the First To Use Hypersonic Weapons

Moscow will likely win the race to field the first hypersonic weapon system.

 * The Russian Navy will likely be the first to yield hypersonic weapons, the Zircon cruise missile.
 * Hypersonic weapons travel at speeds in excess of Mach 5, making them difficult to intercept.
 * Zircon could be equipped with nuclear weapons to attack U.S. aircraft carriers or land targets.

The Russian Navy will be the first to field a hypersonic weapon system, according to a prominent military analyst. The navy will test its new Zircon missile sometime next year, a missile that can allegedly fly at speeds in excess of 6,000 miles per hour. Zircon could be used to launch lightning fast strikes against targets on land or enemy battle groups at sea—including U.S. aircraft carriers—knocking them out in minutes.

Naval authority H.I. Sutton, writing at Forbes, reports that the first launch of the Zircon missile from a submarine is set for next year. The test will take place onboard the Russian Navy’s new submarine K-561 Kazan. Sutton believes Russia is sufficiently advanced in hypersonic missile technology that it will be the first to field operational hypersonic weapons.

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WNU Editor: Russia has been claiming for years that they are ahead in developing this new weapon system .... Russia Is Claiming That It Is Ahead In Developing Hypersonic Missiles (November 25, 2017). It now looks like these claims may be true.