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The main secrets of the Russian rocket "Onyx"

The Russian Onyx missile will choose the American target itself.

Characterizing the Russian P-800 Onyx supersonic anti-ship missile, military expert Alexei Leonkov writes in an article published in the Zvezda weekly that this product has an average range. Attacking an American aircraft carrier strike group or formation (AUG or AUS), it turns into a "flock» rocket.

Usually, a connection of ships with one aircraft carrier AUG or AUS, that is, a connection in which there are three aircraft carriers. Attacked by the Onyx group. Approaching the intended targets, the missiles line up in a chain. In this case, the exchange of information is carried out between them. These are images of goals that are embedded in their memory.

According to the expert, the selection of targets that are of the greatest importance (aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers) is performed with the utmost precision, which is usually called a unit.

As for the Russian Zircon hypersonic missile, earlier, in February, it was reported that currently there are practically no means by which it can be destroyed.

Also, in February, information appeared in the public domain that the Zircon, launched from a Russian ship, in five minutes can be guaranteed to destroy a target located 500 kilometers from the coast.

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