"Not only T-55 tanks": in the Russian Federation they want to restore the project for the manufacture of "Winged Bombs"
"The X-50 project was delayed as it is inappropriate because they had a better rocket-it is X-101. And now they already get them. That is, not only T-55 tanks get, but the old rocket weapons will go to the course. Because they must restore the stock of long-term precision weapons, and the X-50 rocket can fly quite far and get any point in Ukraine, "he said.
Yuri Ignat added that it is unknown at this time whether they will definitely start producing them in the Russian Federation, because "statements are one thing, and to bring to life - the other, moreover, under the condition "In their publications, they are also actively discussing that almost all bombs want to make winged. Because they saw that it seems to work and you need to make a distance of the lesion for free fall bombs. How effectively it will be visible, "he said.
During his briefing, on April 13, 2023, Brigade General Alexei Gromov said that there were data that Russian invaders want to start production of strategic winged missiles type X-50 in June to activate in the fall rocket strokes in Ukraine. These missiles are called a new threat to Ukraine because they can be produced with large volumes with less specific resources.
The characteristics of the missile: in February 2023 in the Russian Federation "lit" of winged rocket, the characteristics of which were not disclosed, under the index "Izdelee 720 ". It happened during a visit by Dmitry Medvedev to the Radug plant in Dubna (120 km north of Moscow), which is the main manufacturer of winged missiles in the Russian Federation. -50. The X-50 missiles in the Izdelie 715 configuration were conceived as universal.
They can be used from all types of strategic bombers of Russia-TU-22M3, Tu-95MS and Tu-160. Aviation bombs, which in the Russian Federation began to produce for future blows in Ukraine. The Armed Forces are not yet able to knock them down, since the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are used at a distance. The US has successfully tested laser weapons against drones from Raytheon Technologies.