The fifth Russian Su-57 fighter can receive a modified Zircon ultrasound missile. About this It is known Military Watch Magazine (MWM).
The publication commented on the statement of the Chief of Staff of the President-Deputy Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), Lieutenant General Alexander Maksimtsev, under which the Su-57 was equipped with Hypersonic missiles.
The magazine recalled that in 2023, Tass reported that a prototype of a small ultrasound missile of the air surface layer in the air was created. According to the publication, the new gun is most likely to be created on the basis of Zircon Hypersonic missiles, equipped with Russian Navy ships and submarines.
MWM notes that Zircon Zircon has the ability to develop the speed of the 9th number of Machs within the flight range of 1000 km, exceeding the solutions available in the West, especially the capabilities of anti-ultrasound rocket 6 (SM-6).
The publication concludes that the integration of Zircon with the Su-57, combining a huge flight range with advanced abilities of inexplicable, can significantly increase the threat of the enemy's fleet, especially related to the increase in the park's predictions to hundreds at the end of 2030.
In July, the magazine noted that the seven countries may be interested in buying the Russian Air Force class of the R-77M class.