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Russian Navy to Speed up Test Launches of Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Tsirkon hypersonic missile is slated to be test fired from a Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine this year in conjunction with test launches from Russian Navy surface combatants.