Weapons

Russia develops hypersonic Zircon missile which can reach speeds of 7,400km/h

THE race to develop an unstoppable and unbeatable weapon capable of defeating all the military defence systems in the world is getting much too close for comfort.

According to multiple reports, Russia is expected to begin production soon of its 3M22 Zircon, a hypersonic missile that will travel 7400 kilometres per hour — five times the speed of sound — and will have a range of 400km. That’s just three minutes and 15 seconds from launch to impact.

Guided hypersonic missiles will be more accurate than traditional ballistic missiles and could conceivably be armed with nuclear warheads, according to the geopolitical analysis firm Stratfor.

And they’re coming, whether we like it or not. And they’ll be on our doorstep sooner, not later.