10.04.2025
Canada has sent 40,000 engines for decommissioned CRV-7 aircraft missiles to Ukraine. To ensure the safety of ammunition transportation, Canada supplies engines separately from warheads.
The Canadian UNIFIER training mission announced the delivery on its social media account X. They also released a corresponding video.
“Over 40,000 CVR-7 rocket engines have been received! Thanks to our logistical support, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be better equipped to defend their country,” the message says.
The footage shows the unloading of containers with engines. The video was probably shot in a European port.
Recall that negotiations on the transfer of CRV7 to Ukraine began in February last year. The Canadian government intended to spend millions of dollars on the disposal of tens of thousands of these missiles. The military leadership of Ukraine asked the Canadians to transfer these weapons to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
At the time, it was reported that the Canadian Armed Forces had a stockpile of over 83,000 decommissioned CRV7 missiles, which were decommissioned in the early 2000s. In 2021, Canada signed a contract to dispose of them, but the process was later halted.
So in February 2024, Ukraine officially submitted a request to receive these missiles.
What is known about CRV7
The CRV7 is a 70mm unguided aircraft rocket developed by Bristol Aerospace. It was first used in the early 1970s and was the most powerful unguided rocket at the time.
However, the CRV7 still remains one of the most powerful attack unguided rockets. The missile is adapted for use on both aircraft and helicopters.
The basic warhead of the first CRV7 missiles was the American M151 high-explosive fragmentation warhead with instantaneous detonation, containing 4.5 kg of explosives. The missiles could also be equipped with smoke (M156) or illumination (M257/278) warheads.
The Canadian company Bristol Aerospace has developed a number of specialized warhead options:
WTU-5001/B — training, with a mild steel rod (3.6 kg).
WTU-5001A/B is an improved version with a hardened steel rod.
Later, the “anti-bunker” warhead WDU-50001/B weighing 7.2 kg was created – a semi-armor-piercing high-explosive incendiary.
The CRV7’s kinetic energy was so high that testers were surprised to find that even inert CRV7 missiles could penetrate the armor of old Centurion tanks. This discovery led to the creation of a special anti-tank warhead with a tungsten core that could penetrate the T-72’s armor from any direction.
As OBOZ.UA reported, in June 2024, the Canadian government announced that it would begin supplying decommissioned CRV7 rocket engines to Ukraine. The initial tranche was to be about 2,000 units.
Thank you, Canada. Send more and other weapons and munitions!
Very useful.
These should be helpful in putting a spoke in the wheel of the latest orc offensive actions.
How long will it take to reassemble them for combat and why did it take so long to get the delivery done?
Yes, 40,000 rockets will turn who-knows-how-many roaches into dog meat, and roach equipment into junk.
Excellent!