Russia is building a new “sea monster” — the ekranoplan A-050, writes the American edition of We Are The Mighty.
the publication, citing a tweet by the Russian Embassy in South Africa from July 2017 it is alleged that the commissioning of the vessel on a dynamic air cushion is scheduled for 2020. It is noted that A-050 will be the development of the experimental “Caspian sea monster”, which formed the basis of the Soviet ekranoplan missile “LUN”.
We Are The Mighty, referring to open sources, writes that A-050 can move at speeds up to 480 kilometers per hour at a distance of 4.8 thousand kilometers and can carry at least nine tons of cargo. As a weapon, perspective can get winged supersonic missiles like the Indo-Russian PJ-10 BrahMos.
In September 2018, Russian Minister of industry and trade Denis Manturov spoke about the development of a military airplane whose distinctive feature will be the presence of missile weapons.
