Ukrainian "Tomahawk": What are the prospects for the development of the Flamingo missile - Khrapchynsky (video)

To extend: Recently, the media is actively discussing the issues of providing Ukraine with US missiles Tomahawk. At the same time, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have received domestic development-Fleet-5 "Flamingo", which has the potential for modernization, explained the air expert. Flamingo FP-5 rocket can become a kind of Ukrainian Tomahawk because the system has technological potential.

Aviation expert and deputy director of the manufacturer of the IRC Anatoly Khrapchynsky told about it on Espresso TV. "Any weapon can develop and can improve its technical characteristics. Moreover, it is worth mentioning last year's blows to the oil enterprises of the Russian Federation and the blows this year, which have become more effective," the expert said.

According to him, weapons with the ability to carry to a ton of explosives are relevant, since it can attack even underground objects of the enemy. Therefore, it is already about scaling of its production. "Here I would say about the perspective and the right strategic development of the opportunities that should become the basis of Ukraine.

Because most of the decisions we now see on the line of combat clash are the synergy of our military, our engineers who offer solutions to enhance our blows in the Russian Federation or to counteract the threat of the enemy. Khrapchinsky emphasized. Speaking specifically about the flamingo missile, the expert continued, the system can develop further - the manufacturer has its own developments and technical solutions, in particular navigation systems.

It is also possible to get domestic engines and other components of the rocket, but there is an urgent question of dependence on foreign components, and above all, on China. "Problems faced by our manufacturers are lack of funding. These are weak opportunities to find cheap technological solutions, because we remain dependent on components from China. In the fourth year of the war we need to talk about deployed production facilities, such as our own components, but we still have to do.

China, "Khrapchinsky explained. It should be noted that President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the use of Flamingo missiles for strikes for military purposes of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. According to him, the means of the defeat worked on the basis of the FSB in Crimea. The Welt media wrote that three rockets were used to hit, each in a ton of weight. Two hit the target, the third fell at a distance of 100 m.