Russian Kalibr-NK Cruise Missile Spins Out Of Control Before Crashing Into Sea Near The Russian Destroyer That Launched It

Daily Mail:  Russian frigate narrowly avoids blasting ITSELF in failed weapon test as cruise missile spins in the air before exploding in the sea just yards from the vessel 

 * A test launch of a Kalibr cruise missile was yards away from causing a disaster 

* The Russian Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate launched the missile in the Pacific 

* But moments after, it began to spin out of control, pointing back at the ship 

* Fortunately for the crew it broke up mid-air and landed just yards away in the sea 

 * The missile was conventional - but the frigate is destined to carry Vladimir Putin's 6,100 mph 'unstoppable' Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic missile 

A Russian frigate narrowly avoided striking itself with its own cruise missile in a weapons test gone wrong, a video has shown. 

The failed Kalibr cruise missile left the warship's launcher, rose and rotated alarmingly before crashing into the pacific ocean, it is claimed. 

The failed missile posed a major threat to the newly renovated Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate as it hit the water, with flames visible on the surface.  

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Update: Russian Cruise Missile Spins Out Of Control Before Crashing Into Sea Near Launching Destroyer  (Warzone/The Drive)

WNU Editor: This could have ended very badly. No details on when this test happened. But TASS did report earlier this month that this destroyer was test firing Kalibr cruise missiles .... Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate test fires Kalibr cruise missile (TASS).