Russia’s Defense Ministry begins mass production of Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles, and it will be documented this year, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Saturday in a televised interview with Rossiya-1 channel on the sidelines of the Army-2022 forum.
“We are starting serial production of the Tsirkon missile. In fact, we have put it (the missile – TASS) into service, and it will be documented as early as this year, let’s call it that,” he said.
- Shoigu pointed out that production of advanced weapons systems, including Sarmat missiles, was included in the contracts inked at the Army-2022 forum.
“As for Kinzhal missiles, of course, [their] production will be continued,” he said.
- The Army-2022 international military-technical forum is running from August 15 to 21 at the Patriot Exhibition Center outside Moscow. The Russian Defense Ministry is the organizer of the event.
Source: TASS