Russia is developing a autonomous missile system to deploy in the Arctic
Russia is developing a fully autonomous missile system for deployment in the Arctic, according to the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, Colonel-General Oleg Salyukov, RIA Novosti reported.
“In order to ensure defense in the Arctic region and the Far North... the fully autonomous short-range air defense system Thor M2DT is being developed, which will be adapted to the particularly harsh climatic conditions and capable of performing combat missions in extremely low temperatures and difficult terrain,” Salyukov stated.
The Vityaz machine-building company, based in Ishimbai, Bashkortostan, is currently working on the Thor M2DT missile system. The company stated that the new system should pass state acceptance tests by May of next year.