Good article about upcomming Zircon AShM

ikalugin · 01-06-17, 12:24 PM

http://vpk-news.ru/articles/29966
You can read it there in Russian.
In short it provides the time line with some facts about the missile itself The time line is as following:

2011 - initial desighn and preparatory work for production.
2012 - subassemblies desighn completed, first flight tests.
2013&2014 - the program continues flight testing.
2015 - first flight tests out of a ground launcher, the contract for the VLS adaptation is announced.
2017 - in March the adapted VLS units are to be transfered to the refit of Kirov class cruiser.
2018 - program is to be completed.

As a reminder - Zircon is a hypersonic (~5M sustained speed class) AShM, desighned for air and VLS launch. It appears that all UKSK patern VLSs are being adapted for Zircon usage. The UKSK patern VLSs can be found on:
- Buyan-M class Small Missile Ship (pr.21631, 8 cells per ship)
- Karakut class Small Missile Ship (pr.22800, 8 cells per ship)
- Gremuyashy class Corvette (pr.20385, 8 cells per ship)
- Grigorovich class Guard Ship (pr.11356, 8 cells per ship)
- Gorshov class Frigade (pr.22350, 16 cells per ship)
- Kirov class refit (pr.11442M, 80 cells per ship)
- Yasen class SSGN (pr.885, 24-32 cells per ship, exact number debated)
- Oscal class SSGN (pr.949AM, 48-72-96 cells per ship, exact numbers debated)

01-06-17, 12:24 PM	#1
ikalugin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 3,212 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Good article about upcomming Zircon AShM http://vpk-news.ru/articles/29966 You can read it there in Russian. In short it provides the time line with some facts about the missile itself The time line is as following: 2011 - initial desighn and preparatory work for production. 2012 - subassemblies desighn completed, first flight tests. 2013&2014 - the program continues flight testing. 2015 - first flight tests out of a ground launcher, the contract for the VLS adaptation is announced. 2017 - in March the adapted VLS units are to be transfered to the refit of Kirov class cruiser. 2018 - program is to be completed. As a reminder - Zircon is a hypersonic (~5M sustained speed class) AShM, desighned for air and VLS launch. It appears that all UKSK patern VLSs are being adapted for Zircon usage. The UKSK patern VLSs can be found on: - Buyan-M class Small Missile Ship (pr.21631, 8 cells per ship) - Karakut class Small Missile Ship (pr.22800, 8 cells per ship) - Gremuyashy class Corvette (pr.20385, 8 cells per ship) - Grigorovich class Guard Ship (pr.11356, 8 cells per ship) - Gorshov class Frigade (pr.22350, 16 cells per ship) - Kirov class refit (pr.11442M, 80 cells per ship) - Yasen class SSGN (pr.885, 24-32 cells per ship, exact number debated) - Oscal class SSGN (pr.949AM, 48-72-96 cells per ship, exact numbers debated) __________________ Grumpy as always.