Why Russia's Hypersonic Missile Zircon Has To 'Slow Down' To Strike Moving Targets Like Ships

A British think-tank has pointed out a very common problem in Russia’s recently deployed Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles. The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) claims that while the Zircon missile is a powerful weapon, it also has major limitations. On Jan. 4 Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attended a ceremony to deploy the new missile. Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov sailed to the Atlantic Ocean, loaded with Tsirkon (Zircon) and Kalibr missiles. The deployment of Russia’s new hypersonic cruise missiles drew a good deal of international attention. However, analysts have raised some red flags regarding Russia's latest flagship missile. Watch this video to find out more.
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[alaskabarbiegirl]

Now Crux is a military Engineer Expert .... Crux has seen and tested ZIRCON ITSELF.

Crux even knows Russia's Strategy ...

[chaosXPRT]

This is why the USA has focused on stealth missiles over hypersonic missiles. It's much more preferable if the enemy can't even get a lock on your missile to shoot down.

[davidbradford]

It's only invincible till it's shot down.

[jonydory]

Like the ka-52
And everything else before.

[donlucchese]

The plasma is a big problem for missle during hipersonic speeds of Mach 20. It's entirely engulfed by plasma like a meteor, nothing passes through no communication with satellite guidance, nothing . Missles in those speeds are "blind and deaf", they need to reduce their speed to supersonic in order to navigate and hit a target with precission and for hypersonic missle to slowing down to supersonic speed is getting vulnerable and is not doing much better than any other existing supersonic missle in evading air defence systems.

[drb]

The problem with radar detection and interception is that it can only track a limited amount of targets so imagine a swarm of conventional missiles with a single zircon. Even if it can only hit Mach 7 the altitude it can reach makes it impossible for fighter aircraft to catch before it hits a stationary ground target.

[TheDutchman]

The Americans don't use Hypersonic missile's or recommend them at all in most attacks. They use other ballistic missiles better suited for the mission because of accuracy.

[eastafrica]

What about infrared heat sensors on a satellite in space? It should be able to track the heat from the plasma around the zircon missiles and when it nears the target, you open up with rail guns.

[alans]

To Russia speed means everything. That includes taking action before you think.

[jarekvoicelegend]

On 2:27 it says it goes "mach 11, 000) 9 km/h", but that is spelled wrongly? 9 km/h is human walking speed!

[ibileez]

so far no one have actually seen the last stage before hit: since the speed is incredible and its so bright can't see it..

[mustafajamal]

Dont worry if zyrcon used Russia will know its capability and so the other side aswell, i think the developers of zyrcon were not owls !

[sheenafrancisco]

They're both competing with different tech but Russia has the most ever powerful tech

[jeromeevangelista]

Just like the armata tank, it looks good on paper.

[BurntheKremlin]

As invincible as the Titanic was UNSINKABLE!👈

[tajabdullah.malaysia]

No no no. It's the Balloons World War 1 now.

[TheBuddhaVlogs]

I made one of those as a kid but I was hard of hearing so I could never see it but it was there I promise and is was a tid bit faster and cooler

[danielmartin]

Loose lips sinks ships. Exploitable weaknesses need to be kept close to the chest.

[tazragames]

There is only one way to find out. To be at the receiving end.😎

[luke]

Don't forget kinzal .. and this is the father of kinzal 💥