The ministry’s board
meeting discussed, in particular, the fulfillment of the Northern Fleet’s plan
of activity for 2019-2025.
MOSCOW, February 28.
/TASS/. The Northern Fleet continues trials of Russia’s latest hypersonic
weapons, Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu said on Friday.
"The trials of
new armament, including hypersonic weapons, continue. All this will make it
possible to qualitatively boost the combat potential of the Russian Navy’s
Northern and other fleets," Shoigu told the ministry’s board meeting.
The ministry’s board
meeting discussed, in particular, the fulfillment of the Northern Fleet’s plan
of activity for 2019-2025.
Russia test-launches
Tsirkon hypersonic missile from ship for first time
Russia test-launched
its Tsirkon hypersonic missile from a ship for the first time when the Project
22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov fired the weapon from the Barents Sea against a
ground target in January, two sources in defense circles of Russia’s
North-Western Federal District told TASS on Thursday.
"In accordance
with the program of the Tsirkon’s state trials, the Admiral Gorshkov
test-launched this missile from the Barents Sea against a ground target at one
of military testing ranges of the Northern Urals in early January," one of
the sources said.
The other source
confirmed this information, noting that "the range of the Tsirkon’s flight
exceeded 500 km."
The source added that
the test-launches of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile from seaborne delivery
vehicles would be continued in 2020. "After the program of test-launches
from the board of the Admiral Gorshkov is over, these missiles will be
test-fired from nuclear-powered submarines," the source commented.
Source: ITAR-TASS 28-02-2020
