They have an increased range and a powerful warhead.
Deputy Chairman of the National Association of the Defense-Industrial Complex of Ukraine, Ivan Vinnyk, announced the establishment of the production of high-precision Vilkha missiles created by the Luch Design Bureau.
< p>He spoke about this during the XV conference “Security Dialogue between the USA and Ukraine” in Washington, The Drive portal reports.
Vinnyk said that currently the manufacturers plan to modify the “Vilkha-M” to increase its radius of action up to 150 km. He declined to specify exactly when the missiles might be ready and how many of them will be produced.
“Let's just say, hopefully, just in time for a counteroffensive, the probability of which is expected in the south, in the direction of the Sea of Azov. The tests will take place on the battlefield “, he said.
Ukrainian Vilha missiles are now operating at the front. The relatively new development of the ZSU has already been tested in real combat operations against the Russian army. Recently, the Army of the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck Mariupol, which is 90 kilometers from the front line, and therefore beyond the reach of HIMARS missiles.
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