Russian Warship With Nuclear Hypersonic Missiles 'In Strike Range' Of US

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Russian warship with nuclear capable hypersonic missiles nearly in 'strike range' of US

January 24, 2023



The  Admiral Gorshkov, a Russian frigate armed with Zircon hypersonic  missiles

A Russian warship is headed towards US  waters, according to an unconfirmed report in a Russian Telegram  Channel. The ship was thought to be heading towards the Horn of Africa  but it was picked up on radar heading west. ... It added that the Russian Ministry of Defence said the "ship's crew is ready to perform combat operations" before it left port. The Admiral Gorshkov is armed with Zircon hypersonic missiles, which Vladimir Putin has lauded as the "latest generation" of hypersonic missiles which NATO systems could not match. The  Mach 9 - 6,670 miles-per-hour - nuclear-capable missiles have a range  of at least 625 miles. Moscow showcased the weapon firing from the  Barents Sea hitting a target 625 miles away in the White Sea.

Forward VLS of Russian Admiral Gorshkov

The  Portuguese Navy, a NATO member, tailed the frigate and its escort tanker the Kama. However, the Kama continued south of the Azores while the  Admiral Gorshkov appeared to unexpectedly turn west.  The frigate was detected about 800 miles west of the island of Flores  in the Azores, according to the radar tracking site ItaMilRadar. At  that distance, it would not yet be in range of the US with Zircon  missiles.

The frigate is also believed to be carrying Kaliber cruise  missiles which have been used by the Kremlin in Ukraine. The voyage appears to be a show of strength by Vladimir Putin who described the voyage of the ship "as an important, if not momentous, event"

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