Chelyabinsk designer Alexander Rodikov has developed the world's first missile that navigates in space and finds a target using a video camera, while weighing half as much as the Igla anti-aircraft missile system. It can be launched both from an airplane and from the ground, the developer told TASS.
"Our development has no analogues in the world. Everyone is trying to make such a missile, everyone is moving towards it, but we are the first so far. "We have successfully developed a guided missile with a homing head, with rudders, which weighs half as much as the "Igla", is many times cheaper than all existing missiles in production, but most importantly, it navigates in space and finds a target using a video camera," the agency's source said.
According to him, the new missile flies to its target in complete radio silence thanks to the use of a video camera. At the same time, it can cover the distance at the lowest possible altitude, flying between trees, over their tops and bypassing the terrain. It can be launched from stationary ground installations, from a tube, and also from aircraft carriers. The missile can be aimed at a stationary object or an enemy drone before launch.