Russian Defense Ministry starts buying new hypersonic missile Tsirkon

KUBINKA, Moscow region. Aug 24 (Interfax) - The Russian Defense Ministry has signed a contract for the delivery of the new hypersonic missile Tsirkon, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

"A state contract has been signed for the delivery of the 3M22 missile (the hypersonic missile Tsirkon). The contract was handed over to NPO Mashinostroyenia General Director Alexander Leonov at the international military-technical forum," the ministry said.