Zircon or 3M22 Tsirkon ( Russian: ??????, NATO report name: SS-N-33 ) is a hypersonic missile maneuvered by the Russian military . The most successful launch was on June 3, 2017, almost a year earlier than announced by Russian officials.[1][2][3][2][4][5]

Prototypes were first rolled out of the Tu-22M3 bomber in 2012-2013. Launches from ground platforms followed in 2015, with first success achieved in 2016. Completion of state trials of the entire missile family is projected for 2020. In April 2017, it was reported that the Zircon had reached speeds of Mach 8 (6,090 mph; 9,800 km) / hour; 2,722.3 m/s) during the test.

The export version will have limited range to under 300 km in accordance with the MTCR or up to 400 km