A #Russian frigate carrying #Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles is going to be joining naval exercises with #China and #SouthAfrica in February.

From the Wikipedia page for the Zircon: "Its Mach 9 speed means that it cannot be intercepted by existing missile defence systems and its precision makes it lethal to large targets such as aircraft carriers."

Between drones and the fact that the US, China, and Russia all have missiles capable of taking them out, #AircraftCarriers may be as obsolete now as battleships were in WWII.

As an aside, I'm pretty sure #Gorshkov is not "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union".

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/23/russian-warship-to-join-drills-with-china-south-africa

Royal Navy frigate tracking the movements of a Russian warship in the North Sea Reportedly Carrying #Zircon #Hypersonic Missiles. HMS Portland is monitoring the Russian guided missile frigate Admiral #Gorshkov and accompanying tanker Kama as they sail in waters close to the UK.

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