The Armed Forces can use rare Soviet X-25 missiles: what is their feature (video)
On March 2, social networks published a video where Ukrainian tactical aircraft could use rare Soviet missiles of the X-25 Air-Substitute class. "Our tactical aviation probably still uses rare Soviet missiles of the X-25 class" Air-Touch ", whose carriers are Su-24m bomber. .
The analysts noted that in the roller the bomber performs the launches of two rockets of the type X-25 from the corner of the flying aircraft around the transverse axis), in particular, in order to increase the flight range of means The rockets in the Ukrainian tactical aviation, while the previous time took place in August 2022. The Defense Express noted that for the first time Ukrainian aircraft was demonstrated by X-25-25m launchers with Su-24m in the fall of 2021.
, may use two modifications of these missiles-or X-25MR with radio commanding or X-25 ml with laser, "-experts said. These modifications have similar characteristics, but differ in the way of guidance. The minimum start -up for both types is three kilometers, the maximum is ten. The weight of the battle part is 140 kilograms, but there are differences in the length of the fuselage-3. 75 meters for X-25MR and 3. 83 meters for x-25 ml. The latter can punch the thickness of concrete up to a meter.