Пробивает 800 мм брони: раскрыты характеристики новейшей российской ракеты «Вихрь-1»

The munition is guided to the target by a laser beam

The latest Russian aviation guided missile "Vikhr-1" is capable of hitting targets at a range of up to 10 kilometers. The characteristics of the projectile were revealed by military expert Viktor Litovkin.

missile «Vikhr-1»
missile «Vikhr-1»
The "Vikhr" missile is an anti-tank guided supersonic missile used with Ka-52 class helicopters. It is aimed using a laser beam and has a firing range of up to 10 km.
Viktor Litovkin, military expert

He added that the missile carries a tandem cumulative warhead capable of penetrating up to 800 mm of armor. Litovkin also noted that the enemy does not have similar weapons.

missile  «Vikhr-1»
missile «Vikhr-1»

Earlier www1.ru reported that Rostec had increased the production of ammunition by tenfold, and artillery shells by sixfold. The state corporation is fulfilling the state defense order at almost 100%.

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Sources
@izvestia

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