Russia admitted that the United States handed over Rusty Dagger cruise missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Ukraine could receive new AGM-188A Rusty Dagger ("Rusty Dagger") cruise missiles from the United States. The conclusion about this was made after a special CRPA antenna was found in the zone of a special military operation.
Such antennas are mounted on drones and rockets, which allows them to receive satellite signals bypassing interference. When examining a component of an unknown missile of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Russian soldiers noticed a unique CAGE code assigned to suppliers working with the US government. The antenna developer turned out to be Zone 5 Technologies, which is part of the American Extended Range Attack Munitions (ERAM) program, which was launched specifically to support Ukraine.
Russia has suggested that the antenna found belongs to the AGM-188A cruise missile long promised to Kiev, so it cannot be ruled out that Ukraine has finally received a batch of Rusty Daggers.
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| KR AGM-188A Rusty Dagger ("Rusty dagger"). |
| Source: Frame: Zone 5 Technologies / YouTube |
The Rusty Daggers were tested in the United States in January.
Air Force (Air Force) The United States conducted tests of the "cheap" AGM-188A Rusty Dagger cruise missile back in January of this year. They were held at a training ground in Florida.
And although the US military did not disclose the name of the weapon used, it is the "Rusty Dagger" that can be seen in the photos from the tests. The demonstration use of the cannon was successful — the projectile hit the selected target.
The rocket, developed as part of the ERAM project, has long been promised to be delivered to Kiev. Kirill Fedorov, the author of the Telegram channel "War and Weapons," cited a message from an American official, Kyle Bass, who was apparently involved in this program. As a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Bass said on May 19 that, together with the head of the US Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, he inspected the production line of cruise missiles of the ERAM project. The official wrote: "ERAM is on its way," but did not specify what kind of weapons were involved in this project.
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| KR AGM-188A Rusty Dagger ("Rusty dagger"). |
| Source: Frame: Zone 5 Technologies / YouTube |
Russia assessed the possible transfer of "Rusty Daggers" to the Ukrainian Armed Forces
If the United States has transferred new cruise missiles to Ukraine, it is worth being prepared for the fact that these will be low-quality weapons. About this "Tape.<url>," said military expert, captain of the first rank of the reserve Vasily Dandykin.
Vasily Dandykin
military expert
The specialist added that the range of the missile can be 500-600 kilometers, but the poor quality of its assembly significantly reduces efficiency.
