"Breeding of the Accounting of War": the Armed Forces modified the cheap Hydra 70 and knocked it down the X-59 rocket of the Russian Federation
They are not new production and used NATO countries as a RSZO rocket, from helicopter and aircraft launchers. "These missiles are" upgrading "thanks to the APKWS system. In the short way, the rocket is implemented in the center with the wings, which makes a controlled rocket, laser in the center of the missile. The control module is installed in the center of the missile," he said. Oleksandr Karpyuk noted that such a missile 2 days ago the Navy of the Armed Forces shot down the X-59 rocket.
"And this is ah ** enna news. Because such rockets around the world are tens of thousands, the cost of one such Hydra rocket is about $ 40,000. Effective use of this tool as an anti -aircraft remedy breaks down all the accounting of war. Because you have the cost of counteraction is much cheaper than the means of defeat. And for the first time this tool was used in this way and effectively - there is something to be proud of. "He wrote.
He noted that for a better understanding of such a relatively inexpensive Hydra 70, the cost of a rocket to the same NASAMS or anti-aircraft missile for the F-16 more than a million dollars and a Patrio missile-about 3 million. APKWS is a high-precision weapon that combines unmanaged 70mm Hydra 70 rockets with a semi-active laser-active unit. This system is designed to damage armored vehicles, light armored transport, shelters, drones and more.