Russia to Arm Nuclear Submarines with ‘Unmatched’ Hypersonic Missiles
Moscow’s military is outfitting its new Yasen-M submarines with the hypersonic Zircon missiles that Russian President Vladimir Putin has lauded as “unmatched,” according to the head of Russia’s largest shipbuilding company.
Many of the “multi-purpose” new Yasen-M submarines—which one expert previously described to Newsweek as the “crown jewel of the contemporary Russian Navy”—will carry the new Zircon missiles, Alexei Rakhmanov, chief executive officer of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.
“Work in this direction is already underway,” he said in an interview published on Monday.
Russia has heavily invested in its underwater military capabilities, crafting a submarine fleet that experts say far outstrips its surface vessels.
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