Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Navy will receive hypersonic weapons, which have no analogues in the world.

Reported by Radio Liberty.

Putin said this at the main naval parade, which was held in St. Petersburg on the occasion of the Russian Navy Day.. The Zircon missile is said to be capable of hitting targets at a range of more than 1,000. km. at 9 times the speed of sound.

On July 26, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the imminent completion of work on the creation of two new weapons systems for the Navy.. These are the Zircon hypersonic missile system and the Poseidon nuclear unmanned underwater vehicles.