Close the Gulf of Finnish: Estonia is armed with anti -ship Blue Spear missiles (video)

The modern rocket complex with a range of targets of up to 290 km will make a symmetrical blow in the event of aggression from the Russian Federation. Also, thanks to Blue Spear, Russia will lose connection with the Kaliningrad region. Estonia has received the Blue Spear (5G SSM) anti-ship missile system (5G SSM). This modern complex reduces the naval potential of Estonia to a completely new level, reports the Estonian Center for Defense Investment.

This anti -ship missile complex, according to publication, will become part of an integrated decision on coastal defense and covers almost all the Baltic Sea with its radius. Thus Blue Spear, whose shooting range is 290 km, actually allows the Russian fleet to close through the Gulf of Finnish.

Estonian National Defense Head, General Martin Herre, in connection with this, noted that in the case of aggression, Russia should take into account the symmetrical response, since Estonia can put the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in a dangerous situation with the same threat that the aggressor is for others. According to the general, it will be very difficult to move his air defense to the sea, which, for his part, will give Estonia to deploy his Air Force.

"The aggressor must understand that if he wants to join us in the war, then his connection with the Kaliningrad region will become very weak," he said. The manufacturer of this missile system is Proteus Advanced Systems - a joint venture of ISRAEL AEROSPACE Industries and St Engineering. It is essentially an export version of the new Israeli anti -ship Gabriel V of IAI development.

Blue Spear (5G SSM) is a high-precision weapon capable of impressing closed, moving and fixed goals in any weather and time of day. As already mentioned, the stated range of targets is 290 km, and an active radar sensor, accurate navigation and reliable communication system, which is immune to radio electronic struggle, are used to capture the goal. The Blue Spear rocket has a starting weight of 1250 kg, a fighting part of 150 kg, a length of 5. 5 m.