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The development of the battle part of the rocket was reported in the summer of 2...

Joint Production with Ukraine: Thales missiles will get a new warhead, details

The development of the battle part of the rocket was reported in the summer of 2024 at the EuroSatory. It consists of several thousand steel balls. Ukraine has signed a memorandum with Thales Belgium on the joint production of missiles, which will be equipped with a warhead, specially designed for effective counteraction to drones. This is reported by Forces Operations Blog. The battle part was presented in the summer at the European exhibition.

It consists of a charge of explosives and several thousand steel balls. The rocket radius is up to 3000 meters, which will provide an Armed Forces from the use of large-caliber machine guns for the defeat of Russian drones-Kamikadze "Shahaned" and will save anti-aircraft missiles. The Minister of Strategic Industry of Ukraine Herman Smetanin announced the help from the Belgian company Thales Belgium in the joint production of drones in early November.

As part of the signed memorandum, the Belgian company will help Ukraine organize a joint production of 70mm missiles. According to Smetanin, such cooperation can expand in the future, and Kiev can obtain appropriate technologies for independent production of missiles FZ275 LGR. Today, FZ275 LGR is the most technological version of the unmanaged FZ90 aviation missile. It was developed by the Belgian company Forges de Zebrugge. The semi -active self -introduction head was tested in 2015.

Thanks to a unified 70 mm caliber, the rocket is compatible with Vampire systems, which are used in the Armed Forces of Ukraine to intercept Russian drones. These complexes use American missiles with a semi -active Apkws self -alienation head. It should be reminded that on November 6, the Ukrainian drone overcame 700 miles and blew 3 warships of the Russian Federation with one blow.