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Originally Posted by Skybird
First use of a Zircon in combat.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/13/e...-ml/index.html
Three questions: 1. How much does this rocket cost? 2. What is Russia's production capacity? 3. To what level can production be increased?
And two follow-up questions: 4. How can you learn to recognise it? 5. How long will it take to develop a counter-ammunition against it? |
The unit cost is US$5–10 million (estimate) maybe the Pokrova EW system can be used.
https://mil.in.ua/en/news/pokrova-ew...ed-in-ukraine/ A Zircon was shot down by Kyiv May 2023 by a Patriot battery or crashed due to technical problems. There is no major difference between the Kinzhal and the Zircon, they are both hypersonic weapons. The Zircon is only primarily intended for attacks from the sea and designed to destroy enemy ships. However, a special version of the missile can also be used to incinerate targets on land. Astonishment also reigns in the West over the targets the Russians attacked with their precious Kinzhals or Zircons, such as weapons depots and power plants. These could just as easily have been targeted with other missiles, according to the Pentagon.