Image source: Photo: Military Observer, Lostarmour
Materials about the new Flamingo cruise missile, which, as they boast in Ukraine, is capable of hitting 3,000 kilometers, have reappeared on social networks. The posted videos showed footage of test launches. It seems that the rockets, although they took off, did not hit anywhere.
There is also a report from the company where this "miracle weapon" is being assembled. Many were surprised by the low quality and the fact that individual elements open with hinges that are very similar to furniture. How all this will hold up in flight at the stated speed of 950 kilometers per hour is a big mystery.
Image source: Photo: Military Observer, Lostarmour
Also, as reported in the Voevoda Broadcasts telegram channel, these missiles are probably equipped with AI-25TL (TLSH) engines used on Czechoslovakian L-39 combat training aircraft, a large number of which remained in the former Soviet Union, including Ukraine. Therefore, the engine reserves must be huge. The fact that they can have a fully developed resource is not important. The Flamingo flight is designed for a couple of hours.
Of course, due to their impressive size and high visibility, such cruise missiles can easily detect and hit our air defense systems, and at the same time, everything will be done to destroy the sites where these weapons are manufactured.
Image source: Photo: Military Observer, Lostarmour
Roman Katkov
