The Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has disseminated information about the new Russian small-sized aviation cruise missile S8000 "Banderol", the occasional use of which has been noted by the Ukrainian side since the beginning of this year. According to the GUR, the developer and manufacturer of the rocket is Kronshtadt JSC, and the rocket is used with Orion (Pacer) UAVs manufactured by the same Kronshtadt JSC, and in the future it is also planned to use this missile from Mi-28N combat helicopters.
The new Russian small-sized aviation cruise missile S8000 "Banderol" developed by JSC Kronshtadt (c) Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
According to known information, the C8000 "Banderol" cruise missile was first publicly demonstrated during a visit by Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council, to the Kapustin Yar test site in the Astrakhan region on April 26, 2025.
Apparently, limiting the use of the new missile only from low-speed carriers (UAVs and helicopters) makes it possible to achieve cheapness and simplicity of design, which is not designed for significant overloads.
According to the GUR, the C8000 "Banderol" cruise missile has a fuselage about 5 m long, made with stealth elements. The retractable wing has a span of 2.2 m. The rocket is equipped with a small-sized (weighing only 8.5 kg) SW800Pro-A95 turbojet engine with a thrust of 80 kg produced by the Chinese company Swiwin Turbine & Jets. The fuel reserve is estimated at 50-65 kg, which provides a range of up to 500 km. The cruise speed of the missile is 520-560 km/h, the maximum speed is 620-650 km/h.
The Banderol rocket, according to Ukrainian data, is equipped with a 115-kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead OFBCH-150, with an explosive mass of 49.5 kg. The missile's guidance system is satellite-based, based on the 8-channel GLONASS/GPS receiver "Kometa-M8" manufactured by JSC "VNIIR-Progress". According to the GUR, imported electronic components are widely used in the rocket.
The new Russian small-sized aviation cruise missile S8000 "Banderol" developed by JSC Kronshtadt (c) Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
Presumably, the new Russian small-sized aviation cruise missile S8000 "Banderol" developed by JSC Kronshtadt, demonstrated during a visit by Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev to the Kapustin Yar test site in the Astrakhan region, 04/26/2025 (c) footage from the TASS video
