Russia claims it has successfully tested hypersonic missile ‘which makes Western defences obsolete’

Russia has claimed it has carried out successful tests of a hypersonic missile, a year ahead of schedule.According to government-controlled news agency Sputnik, the missile system - known as Zircon - could be installed on Pyotr Veliky, the country’s nuclear-powered missile strike ship.The hypersonic missiles are a “quantum leap in technology,” defence analyst Tim Ripley’s told DW.