Tsirkon hypersonic missile to enter service with Russian navy this year . The shipborne Tsirkon hypersonic missiles will be accepted for service in the Russian navy this year .
Alexander Leonov CEO and chief designer of the Rutov research and production association of machines building told reporter when asked about wether the second hypersonic missile had its range limit of over 900 km .
As reported by the defense ministry in the wake of the admiral Goshkov frigates deployment in distant waters he replied you know I don’t talk about performance characteristics . I can confirm what our military says while it is not accepted here to elaborate .
But this is not the maximum range the missile is set to be accepted for service in the Navy this year standard procedures in this work are underway . The chief executive said the missile is mass produces nd the cutting edge frigate Admiral Goshkov has already received it as its armament .
The issues of accepting the hypersonic weapon for service is a purely organization issue he explained a standard of procedures is on the way to formalize documents on accepting the Tsirkon for service .
There is nothing unusual about that the chief executive said the Tsirkon hypersonic was engineered and is produced by the research and production association of machines building based in the town of Ruto in the Moscow region .
The first test launches of the Tsirkon hypersonic missiles from the underwater carrier the nuclear power submarine severed Vince were carried out .
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