- The 3M-22 hypersonic ASM development will incorporate the new Detsilin-M fuel
- Pyotr Veliky will be the second Kirov-class cruiser armed with Tsirkon - it will be preceded by the Admiral Nakhimov
The Russian Navy's Kirov-class (Project 1142) nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky will be equipped with the new 3M-22 Tsirkon (lit: Zirkon) hypersonic anti-ship missile (ASM) from 2020, naval sources have confirmed to IHS Jane's
The 3M-22 hypersonic ASM is part of the 3K-22 Tsirkon multiplatform missile system, which has been in design development since 2011 by Russia's JSC MIC Mashinostroyenia. Serial production of the system, including the 3M-22 missile is expected to be launched in the near future at the MIC Mashinostroyenia Strela plant in Orenburg.
