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3M22 Zircon

Missiles And Guided Munitions

The 3M22 Zircon, also spelled Tsirkon and given the NATO reporting name SS-N-33, is a Russian nuclear-capable missile produced by NPO Mashinostroyeniya for the Russian Navy, launched from 3S-14 launch platforms aboard frigates and submarines. It is described as capable of a reported top speed of Mach 9, though analysts dispute this figure and describe its sustained flight speed as closer to Mach 5.5 to 6, slowing further before terminal impact. It entered service around January 2023 and was first used in combat during the Russo-Ukrainian war. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
nuclear-capable hypersonic anti-ship and land-attack missile 1
Introduced Year
2023 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
Connections

Operated By

Russian Navy, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: 3M22 Zircon

Used In

Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: 3M22 Zircon
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: 3M22 Zircon
Wikipedia
  • Deployment section, opening sentence (first fleet deployment)
    In January 2023 Zircons were first deployed on the Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates.
  • Lead section, sentence 1 (system classification, hypersonic missile family)
    is a Russian nuclear-capable missile
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, infobox wars field: 'Russo-Ukrainian war'
  • Operated By: Russian Navy, Infobox, used_by field
    Infobox used_by field: Russian Navy
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2. Wikidata: 3M22 Zircon
Wikidata Q29413411, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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