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| Putin deploys frigate to Atlantic Ocean armed with hypersonic Zircon cruise missiles |
| 2023-01-05 |
| [FoxNews] Russian ship named Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov test-fired missiles last year. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday the deployment of a frigate armed with hypersonic Zircon cruise missiles — a type of weaponry he says has "no analogues" — to the Atlantic Ocean. The ship, named Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov, is deploying months after Russia’s Ministry of Defense touted a successful test launch of the missiles, which cleared a distance of 625 miles. "The ship is equipped with the latest hypersonic missile system — 'Zircon' — which has no analogues," Putin said during a video conference with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Igor Krokhmal, the ship’s commander, according to Reuters. "This is a hypersonic sea–based system." Shoigu said the ship will travel through the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea in addition to the Atlantic, Reuters added. Video released by Russia last May showed a Zircon missile being fired from the Barents Sea near Scandinavia and striking a target in the White Sea with great precision. "Today, the lead frigate of Project 22350 Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov fired a Zircon hypersonic cruise missile at a sea target position in the White Sea from the Barents Sea," the defense ministry announced at the time. The Zircon missile can travel nine times the speed of sound, according to intelligence on the new weapon. Russia also recently has completed test launches of the Sarmat, an intercontinental missile that can carry nuclear warheads, according to reports. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #11 Could their regular gig have been tormenting folks that got banned? Was this just a side job to pay the bills until their regular gig ended troll layoffs? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-01-05 15:02 |
| #10 "You are a bird dog's ass" was my favorite. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-01-05 14:32 |
| #9 "So where did all the "new guys" go?" Beardfuck was my crush. There seems to be a correlation btwn Elon buying Twitter and the drop. I dont want to mix up correlation with causation, but NAFO was a metric. When they arrived on the scene mid summer/late spring - they reminded me immediately of D.Brock-Hillary's Correct The Record folks. Smelled of Gaslight. Their presence and reach only expanded... Grew more annoying by the day until Elon's purchase of the platform and following release of the Twitter Files. My conclusion - too much sunlight and they backed off to dial down the gaslighting. |
| Posted by: mossomo 2023-01-05 13:40 |
| #8 Maybe Musk reinstated them. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-01-05 12:52 |
| #7 Well they were paying them in crypto... but that market got fucked. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2023-01-05 12:14 |
| #6 #4 - Payments from Moscow and Kyiv lagged |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-01-05 11:51 |
| #5 Probably vamanosed out of the Motherland before the next mobilization call-up. |
| Posted by: Penguin of the Desert 2023-01-05 11:35 |
| #4 So where did all the "new guys" go? The Russian and Ukrainian trolls who were as thick as ticks on a stray dog here on Rantburg just two months ago? I kind of miss their comments on stories like this one. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2023-01-05 11:30 |
| #2 Shoigu said the ship will travel through the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea in addition to the Atlantic Interesting routing. Hopefully the tug can keep up. Snark O'The Day |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2023-01-05 07:38 |
| #1 The guys at Electric Boat should send Vlad a fruit basket in thanks of doing all of their marketing for the next twenty years. |
| Posted by: Penguin of the Desert 2023-01-05 01:07 |