Alexander Kochkin, Deputy Director General of Tekhmash Concern, said that Russia has started mass production of the newest armor-piercing missile. Announced this during the MILEX-2023 expo, reports DEA News.
The armor-piercing missile has been put into service and has already started production, the first orders have been received,” he said, adding that it will be used in the Russian special military operations zone this year.
It is stated that the missile is designed for Su-25 warplanes equipped with unguided rocket launchers and Mi-8 series helicopters.
According to data from open sources, the Armor Piercing combat unit is five to six times more powerful than previous models.
In November last year, Vladimir Degtyar, director general of the Makeyev State Rocket Center in Russia, said: to start serial production of the intercontinental ballistic missile “Sarmat”. According to him, over the next 40-50 years such weapons will “strengthen the combat potential” of the Russian army.
Previously, Alexander Kochkin, general director of the Techmash research and production complex, owned by the state company Rostec plans to start delivery of the new unguided aircraft missile (NAR) Armor-Piercer to the Russian Aerospace Forces after 2023.