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Putin’s hypersonic ‘Zircon’ super-weapon has now seen combat. As a specialist, I’m not impressed
Zircon is different. It doesn’t use a jet engine ... As Kinzhal descends towards its target it slows to ‘just’ Mach 1.9. This is a fairly normal missile or jet speed which is now well ...
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Zircon turns out to be big bluff: What's wrong with Russia's 'unparalleled' missile
Russian bluff. What analysis of warhead showed The weight of the Zircon warhead was claimed to be 300 kg. This was the basis of the experts' calculations. The missile is hypersonic, so it requires ...