The missile was fired from the frigate Admiral Gorshkov in early January while it was cruising in the Barents Sea, state news agency TASS reported Thursday. It landed at a military testing range in the Northern Ural mountain range more than 300 miles away.
More Tsirkon cruise missile tests from nuclear-powered submarines are expected this year.
Russia first began work on the hypersonic weapon in 2015 and Moscow says it can reach speeds of Mach 9 - nine times the speed of sound - which enables it to evade enemy air defenses. Officials say the missile has a range of more than 600 miles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last year Moscow planned to deploy the Tsirkon missile on a series of surface ships and submarines following the withdrawal of the INF Treaty, a Cold War-era agreement limiting the deployment of medium-range nuclear-tipped missiles in Europe.
Putin said the new system can be launched from the same platforms already installed on ships on submarines for Russia's Kalibr missile.
Russia's rapid development of a hypersonic missile program has led to fears of a new arms race with the United States.
Source: United Press International
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