The Russian Navy is expected to be the first country to field hypersonic cruise missiles on its submarines
The greater speed will better enable Russia to strike time-critical targets and will increase the missile’s survival rate against modern air defenses.
Zircon can reportedly fly at Mach 8 with some estimates being even higher. For comparison the Tomahawk cruise missiles carried by U.S. Navy and Royal Navy submarines fly at around Mach 0.75. Most of the submarine-launched cruise missiles fired at Syria have been subsonic Kalibr type weapons launched from smaller Kilo class diesel-electric submarines. The missiles are likely loaded aboard the submarines at Russia’s base in Syria. They then drive out into the Mediterranean, submerge, turn around and shoot the missiles back over their base into Syria. It's almost a token effort, but it may have an impact on the export market for such weapons.
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