Russia’s Navy Tests Hypersonic Missile

The Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Russian navy launches a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile in the White Sea, on Nov. 29, 2021, in a still image from real-time camera footage released by AP. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

Russia’s navy successfully test-fired a prospective hypersonic missile, the military said Monday.

The Defence Ministry said that the Admiral Gorshkov frigate in the White Sea launched the Zircon cruise missile, hitting a practice target 400 kilometers (215 nautical miles) away.