a Successful test with the defeat of surface targets coastal missile system LCD 360МЦ “Neptune”, held on 17 June in the Odessa region, were the final, said in an interview with Security Talks published on YouTube, the General Director of design office “the Beam” Oleg Korostelev. There’s also the developer outlined a possible scenario of the use of weapons, called “killer” Crimean bridge.
According to the developer, the missile system has managed to create over 2.5 years with limited financial resources. Korostelev said that LCD 360МЦ “Neptune” primarily uses Ukrainian components, particularly the engine, inertial navigation system, radar homing and communication system.
the CEO expressed the hope that within a half to two months after completion of the formal bureaucratic procedures, coastal missile system will be adopted by the Ministry of defense of Ukraine. According to him, the production of a division LCD 360МЦ “Neptune” requires 10-11 months.
According to Korosteleva, anti-ship systems can for 10-15 seconds to destroy the rocket, after which the protected ship is “naked”. “And if for 30 seconds — minutes, followed by another missile, the ship is simply nothing to defend. This is a common duel situation,” said Korostelev.
According to him, the same weapons “still produces about five countries.” “Now the question of funding for serial production. I was informed that the money planned and will be issued in the near future to ensure serial production”, — said Korostelev.
In may of the R-complex 360 LCD 360МЦ “Neptune” during the tests at the state landfill AliBey in Odessa region almost simultaneously destroyed two targets. In April, Defense Express posted on the YouTube video, which shows the penetration of the R-complex 360 LCD 360МЦ “Neptune” in the marine goal.
In July 2019, former Secretary of the national security Council and defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said that the Crimean bridge for a few minutes may be destroyed by such weapons.
In February of the same year, The National Interest wrote that in case of success “Neptune” will be a key milestone in the development of missiles in Ukraine.
the R-complex 360 RC-360МЦ “Neptune” has a warhead weighing 150 pounds, with a launch range up to 280 kilometers and a speed of about 900 kilometers per hour. The altitude of the rocket flight — from three to ten metres above the sea level. In one division includes 19 cars and 72 missiles. At a time (every few seconds) the division is able to provide multiple launch 24 rockets. The main purpose of weapons — surface ships vabastamine to 5 thousand tons.
