Contents tagged with Neptun
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Ukraine's missile program makes strides with new long-range and anti-aircraft systems
Ukraine has advanced towards the creation of its own missile with a striking range of approximately 700 kilometers, while also working on an anti-aircraft missile system capable of reaching a 100 km radius. This isn't an entirely new area of focus for Ukraine. Back in April, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the commencement of serial production for these new missile prototypes. According LIGA.net, recent updates about the 700 km-range missile were shared by Volodymyr Horbulin, First Vice …
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Kyiv: Ukraine to test new models of weapons in 2019
The Ukrainian government’s press service reported on Sunday, December 30th, that Ukraine would test new weapons in 2019.
It is noted that testing of the Ukraine-made man-portable air defense missile system (MANPADS) Kolibri (Hummingbird) will begin.
Also, next year, Ukrainian weapon makers will complete development and start government testing of the Neptun ground-based cruise missile systems which is capable of striking distant targets at sea.
“This weapon will be high-precision, modern …
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Ukraine tests new cruise missile
The Ukrainian-made Neptun cruise missile has been successfully tested in the Odessa province, Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak announced on Wednesday, December 5.
Ukrainian cruise missiles launched from the new Neptun coastal anti-ship systems were successfully tested for range and accuracy against above-water targets, and important results were obtained during the exercise.
“The task that was set today for the cruise missiles was to test the range and accuracy of destroying above- …
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Expert: Russian targets in Crimea in range of Ukraine’s new Neptune missile
The new Ukrainian Neptune missile, which was recently tested in the Odessa province, will be capable of destroying military targets in Russian-annexed Crimea once it is adopted into the armament, said military expert and director of the information consulting firm Defense Express, Serhiy Zhurets, in a Radio Krym.Realii broadcast.
“Yes, absolutely, it’s possible. This is an attempt to substantially deal with the matter of military capabilities through asymmetric actions. We won’t have time to …