{"id":15762,"date":"2020-10-07T16:42:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T16:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/10\/07\/russia-reports-successful-test-launch-of-hypersonic-missile\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:48:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:48:18","slug":"russia-reports-successful-test-launch-of-hypersonic-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/10\/07\/russia-reports-successful-test-launch-of-hypersonic-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia reports successful test launch of hypersonic missile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MOSCOW \u2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed the successful test launch of a new Zircon<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/11\/27\/russia-shows-hypersonic-weapon-to-us-inspectors\/\" target=_blank> hypersonic cruise missile<\/a> as a \u201cbig event\u201d for the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to Putin via a video call, Russian General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov said the test launch took place Tuesday from the Admiral Groshkov frigate located in the White Sea, in the north of Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2019\/12\/24\/putin-says-russia-is-leading-world-in-hypersonic-weapons\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19358456680521.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Putin says Russia is leading world in hypersonic weapons<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia has got a strong edge in designing new weapons and that it has become the only country in the world to deploy hypersonic weapons.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The missile successfully hit a target in the Barents Sea, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEquipping our armed forces \u2014 the army and the navy \u2014 with the latest, truly unparalleled weapon systems will certainly ensure the defense capability of our country in the long term,\u201d said Putin, who was celebrating his 68th birthday Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20281479612330.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov during a video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Oct. 7, 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-36301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20281479612330.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20281479612330.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20281479612330.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20281479612330.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20281479612330.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov during a video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on Oct. 7, 2020. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, Putin had said the Zircon would be capable of flying at nine times the speed of sound and have a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles).<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/03\/03\/putin-boasts-about-new-russian-weapons-calls-them-defensive\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20058484932133.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span 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