By Eliza Popova
X-59MK2 launched a Russian Su-35 fighter from the Black Sea. It managed to detect in time and then beat. X-59MK2 is one of the modifications of the Soviet/Russian Air-Earth class. The MK2 modification is designed to defeat fixed terrestrial goals with known coordinates. The rocket is analogue of Western Storm Shadow and Taurus missiles. Glodas and GPS are given, as well as with the active homing head. The teenage is at a low height of 50 to 300 meters.
The speed of the rocket is 900 km, and the maximum flight range is 115 or 290 km depending on the novelty of the rocket. In the Russian Federation, the MK2 rocket was updated in 2015, improving its main characteristics. We will remind, on December 21 in OK "South" reported about the beating of two Russian UAV "Orion", which conducted intelligence in the south of Ukraine. On December 16, General Zaluzhny stated that the air defense forces were knocked down by 60 Russian missiles out of 76 launched.
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