The passage of the Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov, armed with zircon hypersonic missiles, through international waters near England, is monitored by the British frigate HMS Portland Type 23, equipped with a helicopter and torpedoes for special operations. Reported by the British Navy, reports DEA News.
“Portland commander Ed Moss-Ward said that escorting ships in British territorial and adjacent waters was a routine activity of the British Navy,” the report said.
According to the agency, on Wednesday, January 11, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the crew of the frigate “Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov” conducted an air defense exercise in the Norwegian Sea.
Former Frankfurter Rundschau expert Jan-Frederick Wendt declarationRussian hypersonic missiles “Zircon” began to instill fear in the military experts of the West.
In his opinion, hypersonic missiles are a “nightmare” for Western military strategists because they can be controlled even after they are fired.
According to him, such characteristics, combined with speed, can make Russian missiles almost vulnerable to anti-aircraft systems.
Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation judicial As a New Year’s gift to NATO, a ship with Zircon missiles was sent “closer to the Potomac River” to the “coasts of NATO countries”.
Medvedev emphasized that these missiles, which can cover a distance of 1000 kilometers, fly at Mach 9 hypersonic speeds and use all kinds of charges, will bring back to life anyone “who poses a direct threat to Russia and its allies”.
December reportedThat the frigate “Admiral Gorshkov” of the Northern Fleet will lead the permanent operational group of the Russian Navy (Navy) in the Mediterranean for the first time with “Zircon” hypersonic missiles.
January 4 Russian President Vladimir Putin I joined at the frigate’s entry into military service. He stressed that the Zircon complex reliably protects the security of Russia and has no analogues in the world.