In Ukraine, the first tests of a domestic ground-based cruise missile were held
The NSDC secretary states that rocket systems of this class "are an important factor in deterring an aggressor".
In Ukraine, the first flight tests of the new missile technology - the Ukrainian cruise missile ground-based, which is capable of precisely striking terrestrial and naval targets, has been successfully performed in Ukraine today.
This was stated by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchinov after the completion of the trial, the NSDC press service reports. According to him, this is a completely Ukrainian development, which is carried out by the designers of the State Enterprise "State Kyiv Design Bureau" Luch "in cooperation with other state and private enterprises of the Defense Industry of Ukraine.
"During the tests that were successful, the flight characteristics and operation of the missile systems were checked," Turchinov said.
He also said that the National Security and Defense Council, which coordinates the national missile program, set the task "to develop cruise missile complexes not only on land but also on sea and airborne missiles."
"The range of our cruise missiles and their combat equipment does not contradict the international agreements signed by Ukraine for such weapons," the NSDC secretary said.
"For Ukraine, this is a very important event, because after the total disarmament of the Ukrainian Army, which took place after the signing of the Budapest memorandum, there was not a single cruise missile on the Armed Forces of Ukraine," Turchinov said.
"With today's challenges, we have opened a new phase of the missile program, according to which our Armed Forces should receive powerful high-performance cruise missiles that are capable of accurately striking hostile targets at a great distance," the NSDC secretary said. According to Turchinov, missile systems of this class "are an important factor in deterring the aggressor."