Ukraine has unveiled a new, affordable cruise missile named 'Trembita' capable of striking targets up to 125 miles away. The Economist reports that a larger version is in development with the potential to reach Moscow.
Ukraine has developed a cost-effective cruise missile called Trembita, a version of which could eventually reach Moscow, it has been reported. The Economist said the weapon's ability to fly at low altitude could see it evade missile defenses. Newsweek has emailed the Russian and Ukrainian Defense Ministries for comment. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that Kyiv is ramping up its domestically produced missiles to enhance Ukraine's strike capabilities.
This is part of a broader strategy to achieve self-reliance in defense technologies, faced by limited access to certain Western-supplied long-range weapons. This will be important if President-elect Donald Trump curtails American military support for Kyiv when he enters the White House in January 2025 as Vladimir Putin has the momentum on the battlefield. While Ukraine's government tightly guards its missile program, The Economist gave details about some of its specifications of the Trembita, which is named after a Ukrainian alpine horn. It is just one of half-a-dozen new missile and missile-drone crossovers that are flight-ready. Its engine is a $200 remake of the pulsejet first used on the German V-1 bomb in World War II, the outlet said. The engine tube was described as 'rough-and-ready,' and the missile can fly at 250 mph with a range of 125 miles. A 'larger and more powerful model is being developed to reach Moscow,' said The Economist. It added that there would be serial production after final testing of the missile, whose development took only a year and a half, instead of the many years a weapon might normally take. At a price tag of just $3,000 for the decoy version and $15,000 for a fully equipped model, it can run on regular gasoline and is much cheaper than most Western alternatives. United 24 Media was among Ukrainian outlets that reported the missile's warhead was 45 pound
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