The Ukrainian military-industrial complex can create the first cruise missiles: the expert told what to expect

Ukraine also managed to increase the range of Neptune missiles to 500 kilometers.

Ukraine’s missile program is currently expressed in two models, Pavlo Narozhnyi, a military expert and founder of Reaktivna poshta, said on Radio NV .

“Ukrainian missile systems are currently expressed in two models. The first is Neptune, about which a lot is known. In the past, it was exclusively an anti-ship missile, and it was converted into a surface-to-surface missile, and its range was increased. Now we can definitely say that it flies under 500 kilometers. Very little is known about the ballistic missile we have. However, it is most likely a development of the “Grim” program, – said Narozhny.

At the same time, the expert noted that there is a large market for UAV developers in Ukraine. He explained that the key difference between a missile and a drone is the difference between engines. However, Ukraine has already begun to install jet drones on UAVs. Therefore, according to the expert, Ukraine may start producing its own cruise missiles in the near future.

“The fundamental difference between this Palyanytsa and the Neptune cruise missile is the launcher, which accelerates the missile to high speed due to the launch engine. And I am more than sure that our drone manufacturers are a few steps away from transitioning from these jet drones – rocket, to rockets. Therefore, I am sure that in the near future we will see some private cruise missile, which is not produced by a state enterprise,” he added Naked

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The day before, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced that Ukraine managed to produce 100 missiles of its own production. According to him, currently more than 800 companies are working on the production of weapons for the Ukrainian army.

According to Defense Express, Ukraine is currently capable of producing about 10 missiles per month . At the same time, they added that Ukraine could significantly increase the production of its own missiles and reach 15-20 units per month during October-November.

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