Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Ivan Gavrilyuk said on the 1st that strengthening air defense capabilities is one of the priority tasks of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense next yearThe Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine plan to start production of anti-aircraft missiles with a range of more than 100 kilometers next year.
According to the news released by the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on its official website on the 1st, Gavrilyuk said on a TV program on the same day that the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine plan to increase the production capacity of missiles and other equipment several times next year, focusing on the production of various types of anti-aircraft missiles from portable to with a range of more than 100 kilometers.
According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry official *** Gavrilyuk, the air defense system may include "Coral" anti-aircraft missiles. The missile, developed by the Ukrainian Design Bureau "Ray" in 2016, and its prototype, which was first shown in 2021, has the ability to intercept and strike against moving targets in the air, on the ground and on the surface.
According to Ukraine**, the current range of the "Coral" missile is 30 km to 40 km, and the "Ray" design bureau has also developed a number of anti-aircraft missiles with a range of 10 km to 100 km.
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