There are no quick solutions for such systems to emerge in the West to balance the Russian capabilities, although one has to mention that here are ongoing efforts to close that gap. The rapid development conducted by Russia is somehow worrying. Zircon is one of Vladimir Putin’s puppet systems, as he claims there is no equal system like this in the world. Zircon can reach very high speeds thanks to a dual motor arrangement, with a solid state rocket providing the initial boost, and a scramjet engine allowing it to reach its maximal speeds. Reportedly during this recent test the missile flew with Mach 7 speed. The test conducted from Admiral Gorshkov sailing through the White Sea was successful, and the missile hit a ground target located 350 km away on the coastline of the Barents Sea. After the recent test conducted in July, some data may be available for western intelligence agencies, but it was not leaked into the public. The missile is reportedly capable of flying with speeds up to Mach 9 and a range of 1000 km, but those claims are yet to be proven and independently verified. Zircon (Tsirkon in Russian language) is a high speed missile designed to attack ships and therefore its development is of a high interest especially to the United States which hard power relies heavily on aircraft carriers and other sea assets. Is Russia trying to show its real capabilities, or is it just a way to fool the West? Since a few weeks, we can observe an intensified news flow about the 3M22 Zircon (SS-N-33) hypersonic missile.
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