3M22 Zircon
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RussiaManufacturer: NPO Mashinostroyeniya
«SS-N-33»
HypersonicHypersonic cruise missile (HCM)Russia2022In service
Scramjet hypersonic cruise missile fired from 3S14 VLS, anti-ship and land-attack roles.
Hypersonic//Hypersonic cruise missile (HCM)
ID — 3M22-ZIRCONRussia · NPO Mashinostroyeniya
SS-N-33
Scramjet hypersonic cruise missile fired from 3S14 VLS, anti-ship and land-attack roles.
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Data trust
- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- 3M22 Zircon
- Alias
- SS-N-33
- Manufacturer
- NPO Mashinostroyeniya
- Country
- Russia
- Year
- 2022
- Category
- Hypersonic
- All sub-types
- Hypersonic cruise missile (HCM)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 1000 km
- Top speed
- Mach 8-9
- Guidance
- INS + radar attivo + datalink
- Warhead
- HE 300-400 kg / nucleare opzionale
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Fregata Admiral Gorshkov / sottomarino Yasen-M / costiero
- Length
- 8 m
- Launch weight
- 3000 kg
- Unit cost
- 10 M USD
Production & inventory
- Annual production
- Bassi rate produttivi (stima <30/anno)
- Estimated inventory
- Decine di esemplari (stima 2024)
- Unit cost
- 10 M USD
Combat use
- ▸Ukraine 2024 — fragments identified in Kyiv (February 2024), confirmed land-attack use.
Tags
Anti-shipHypersonicDual-use
Main operators
Russia
History
Development tests since 2015, first service acceptance declared on the Admiral Gorshkov frigate in January 2023.
Zircon fragments were identified in Kyiv after February 2024 strikes, confirming operational use against land targets.
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