In total, in the first half of 2021, four Zircon launches are to be performed from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Northern Fleet.
A source in the military-industrial complex told TASS on Saturday that state tests of the Zircon hypersonic missile will begin in 2021; in total, at least seven launches from the frigate Admiral Gorshkov and a nuclear submarine “Severodvinsk”(SF) will be carried out during them and the previous stage of flight design tests.
“In 2021, after completion of flight design tests, state joint tests will begin. Two more launches will be carried out as part of the flight tests”, – the agency’s source said.
According to him, “in total, in the first half of 2021, four Zircon launches are to be performed from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Northern Fleet”.
“From the second half of 2021, flight design tests of the Zircon will begin from the nuclear submarine Severodvinsk of the Northern Fleet. At least three launches will be carried out”, – the source said.