Ukraine produced over 100 missiles in 2024
10 November, 2024 Ukrainian Neptune cruise missile.
2024. Ukraine. A frame from the video of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi
The Ukrainian military industry produced over a hundred missile weapons in 2024. President Volodymyr Zelensky stated this during his daily address. "Our special production, our strategic industries, our weapons.
This year, we were able to achieve significant results in several areas. This includes our Ukrainian artillery - our shells, our guns. This includes drones of various types for various tasks, which not only help the frontline defend its positions and destroy the invader but also strike at Russia at greater depths.
We are going to increase this. This year, we have crossed the mark of the first hundred missile weapons," he said. According to him, more than 800 companies are currently working on producing weapons for the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
"Now, for the first time in more than 30 years of independence, we have not just individual investment steps by our partners in Ukraine but systemic models for investment. In particular, this is the Danish model, which invests and attracts investments in production. We have also agreed with France on a slightly different model involving technology and the construction of relevant production facilities.
We also have preliminary agreements with our other partners on localizing weapons production in Ukraine," the President emphasized. In early August 2024, it was announced that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine had allocated additional funds for the Ukrainian missile program. And in late September, it was reported that Ukraine would spend part of the EU loan funds secured by frozen Russian assets on purchasing domestic long-range missiles and drones.
R-360 Neptune anti-ship cruise missiles
Prior to the full-scale invasion, various missile programs were developed and improved in Ukraine.
A particularly successful project was the R-360 Neptune anti-ship cruise missile. The adaptation of the Neptune anti-ship missile to hit ground targets was first reported in April 2023. A representative of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry told The Drive on condition of anonymity that designers were working on modifying the missile to hit ground targets.
The media reports that the new missile can be launched using the same launcher. It has a maximum range of 400 kilometers and a warhead weighing 350 kilograms (150 kilograms for the anti-ship version).