Ukrainian state-owned Pivdenmash is developing analogue to Russian Iskander missile system
Ukraine is developing a Grom-2 (Thunder) system which will be “a close analogue” to the Russian Iskander. This was reported by the LIGA.News Ukrainian agency.
“This system,in fact, is a close analogue to the Russian Iskander. It is being created through the efforts of the state-owned enterprise Pivdenmash,” the news agency said.
The initially planned maximum firing range was 300 km, with the possibility of extending it to 500 km. However, currently th system is being designed with the ability to destroy targets at a range of 450 km. According to the sources, the missile for this system is being developed exactly with such a firing distance. Grom-2 is intedned to completely replace the Tochka-U missile system.
According to LIGA.News, Kyiv also asked to accelerate the implementation of the serial production of missiles for the Grad, Uragan and Smerch missile systems.
“Recently, National Security and Defense Council Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov has been present at the successful launches of these missiles. All that remains is the serial production. Mass production and transfer of the missiles to the military will begin approximately around the beginning of next year,” the news agency says.