Russia’s Zircon anti-ship missile reached Mach 8

An anonymous source in the Russia’s defense sector told TASS that new Zircon hypersonic anti-ship missile under development has reached a speed of Mach 8 during testing.

Crews of the coastal missile system Bal of the Pacific Fleet perform training firings 06
Mil.ru [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The missile is designed to be launched from the 3S14 Agat vertical launch system.