The electronics plant in Voronezh might have been attacked on June 22 by three new American AGM-188A Rusty Dagger missiles. This was reported by Forbes, citing Russian and Ukrainian sources. There is currently no official confirmation of the use of these missiles.
AGM-188A Rusty Dagger missile. Photo: armyrecognition.com
The AGM-188A Rusty Dagger missile was developed as part of the Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) program, which aims to create relatively inexpensive long-range weapons for F-16 fighters. The manufacturer is the American company Zone 5 Technologies.
According to available information, the missile's flight range exceeds 460 kilometers. It is equipped with modern guidance systems and countermeasures against electronic jamming.
Forbes claims that Ukraine ordered 3,550 such missiles for a total of $825 million. Thus, the cost of one unit is about $246,000, which is approximately ten times cheaper than British Storm Shadow missiles.
According to satellite images from Planet Labs, published by the "Schemes" project, at least two buildings were damaged as a result of the missile strike on the Voronezh Semiconductor Devices Plant.
Voronezh Oblast Governor Alexander Gusev previously reported that five people died and several dozen were injured in the attack.
The "VZPP-S" enterprise is considered one of Russia's leading manufacturers of semiconductor devices, integrated circuits, and power modules. According to open sources, its products are used, among other things, in the production of Kh-101 cruise missiles, Iskander-K and Kalibr complexes, as well as S-400 and Pantsir air defense systems.
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