Russian naval forces could use Zircon to launch lightning fast strikes against targets on land or as an anti-ship weapon against battle groups at sea including U.S. aircraft carriers knocking them out in minutes.

Hypersonic weapons travel between Mach 5 and Mach 10, and Zircon will reportedly fly at Mach 8, or 6,138 miles an hour. Zircon likely uses a scramjet, short for "supersonic combusting ramjet," for propulsion.

Hypersonic missiles make aircraft carriers defenceless and if used they will be sitting on the bottom of the ocean 100% guaranteed.