The Russian news agency reports that
the missile will be used against naval targets and ports and undergo tests by
the end of this year. The new missile may be a replacement for the Kh-31
supersonic anti-ship missile.
Russia has been known for developing
such missiles since 2019
The work is being done under the
auspices of the Larchinka-MD R&D project. The product is still in the
prototyping stage; flight tests have not yet commenced. The Soyuz TMKB is
working on constructing a ramjet rocket engine (Turaevskoe Machine-Building
Design Bureau). It is known that the
rocket will be powered by an engine codenamed "item 70." The rocket's
specifications have not yet been revealed, although it is expected to travel at
speeds "beyond Mach 5".
Earlier today, Russia announced
that it successfully tested its new devastating Tsirkon hypersonic missile from a submarine for the first time.
