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Russia Tests Zircon Missile
Context
Russia fired a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile in the Barents Sea during its Zapad 2025 joint strategic military exercises with Belarus.
Zircon Hypersonic Cruise Missile
- Claimed to fly at Mach 9 (nine times speed of sound).
- Strike range: over 1,000 km (land and sea targets).
- Hypersonic missiles are difficult to intercept due to speed, maneuverability, and low-altitude flight.
- Part of Russia’s next-generation strategic weaponry alongside Kinzhal and Avangard systems.
Zapad Joint Military Exercise
- Meaning “West” in Russian.
- Regular large-scale Russia–Belarus joint drills focusing on defensive readiness and command coordination.
- 2025 edition began on September 12, involving missile units, Sukhoi Su-34 bombers, and Northern Fleet aircraft.
- Moscow and Minsk describe it as defensive, but NATO views it as aggressive signaling.
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