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New generation X-69 missile to become one of most ordered — manufacturer

The X-69, equipped with a combined navigation and automatic control system, is designed to destroy a wide range of stationary ground targets with coordinates known before launch

MOSCOW, September 22. /TASS/. The new multifunctional low-observable high-accuracy air-launched cruise missile X-69 will be one of the most ordered ones, the CEO of the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation (KTRV), Boris Obnosov, told TASS in an interview.

"I am sure that in the future the X-69 will be one of the most ordered missiles. Naturally, it has a great export potential," he said.

The X-69, equipped with a combined navigation and automatic control system, is designed to destroy a wide range of stationary ground targets with coordinates known before launch. The maximum flight range is up to 290 kilometers. The missile can be launched from external mounts or internal weapons bays.

It was developed at the state machine-building design bureau Raduga (Rainbow) named after. A. Ya. Bereznyak (an affiliate of the KTRV) - at an enterprise specializing in the creation of high-accuracy weapons. For the first time, the X-69 was demonstrated at the Army-2022 international show.