The Ukrainian company Artyom has received a contract worth more than $ 200 million from a foreign customer, involving the production of medium-range R-27 air-to-air guided missiles [...], Defense Blog reports.
The publication does not name a specific customer, assuming that we are talking about an Asian country, presumably India or Indonesia. According to the Defense Blog, the signed agreement was the largest for Artem over the past 10-15 years. The Ukrainian company, as the publication notes, has already received an advance payment and has begun to fulfill the order.
Defense Blog reminds that the P-27 was developed by the Russian design bureau "Vimpel" and was mass-produced by Russia and Ukraine. According to the publication, these missiles are designed for MiG-29, MiG-31, Su-27, Su-30, Su-33, Su-34 and Su-35 aircraft.
In May 2019, Izvestia reported on the modernization of the Russian P-27.
Ivan Potapov
