One of the largest Israeli manufacturers in the field of the military-industrial complex, the company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has introduced an autonomous high-precision missile system of the 5th generation of the long-range Sea Breaker. The company presented a new cruise missile in an animated video showing the destruction of a Soviet-made Russian missile boat. The corresponding video appeared on [...] the company's website.
It is reported that the new guided missile can destroy sea and land targets at a distance of up to 300 kilometers in conditions of strong electronic countermeasures. According to the manufacturer, one missile is enough to neutralize a ship the size of a frigate. It is noted that the system can be placed on boats, corvettes, as well as on the onshore highly mobile SPYDER launchers of the company Rafael.
An animated video posted on the manufacturer's website shows the destruction of a missile boat with the tail number 962. According to RIA Novosti, such a boat R-71 "Shuya" (project 1241) was launched in 1983 and is part of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy.
Rocket boats of the project 1241"Molniya" were built in the USSR and Russia from 1979 to 1996. The series consists of several subtypes that differ in the composition of weapons and the type of power plant.
Varvara Koshechkina
