Description

This missile system has been designed to destroy cargo ships and surface warships. The Ukrainian Navy began using this missile system in March 2021.

The missile's development

This missile was initially displayed at the Kyiv-based Weapons and Security 2015 exhibition. The first flight samples of this cruise missile were produced in the second quarter of 2016. Other Ukrainian companies involved in the development of advanced missile systems include Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company, Artem Luch GAhK, Pivdenne YuMZ PivdenMash, Motor Sich (MS-400 turbofan engine), Vyshneve ZhMZ Vizar Kyiv, Radionics (seeker), Lviv LORTA and other radar electronics, Arsenal SDP SE (navigation system), and others.

This missile's design

A USPU-360 truck-based mobile launcher, a TZM-360 transport vehicle, four missiles, an RCP-360 control and command vehicle, and a special cargo vehicle make up this missile system. The missile's total length, including the rocket motor, is 5.05 metres. It also has a stiff wing that is formed like a cross. The missiles have been designed to fit into transport and launch containers with dimensions of 5.30 by 0.60 by 0.60 metres. This missile system's maximum range is roughly 300 kilometres. A single missile weights 870 kilogrammes, with a warhead that weighs 150 kilos.

Testing

The first test of this missile system took place in March 2016. The Neptune missiles were tested alongside the Vilkha missiles in mid-2017. The first successful flight test of this missile took place in January 2018. The missile successfully hit a target positioned at a distance of 100 kilometres in 2018.

Indonesia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding

The missile was successfully tested again in April 2019. In 2020, Ukraine and Indonesia signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deliver a quantity of Neptune missiles, making Indonesia the first overseas client of the missile.

This missile's operational history

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on April 13, 2022, the Russian cruiser Moskva was struck by two Neptune missiles.

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