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Watch: AK-47 manufacturer Kalashnikov's latest guided anti-aircraft missile test

WION Web Team
Moscow, RussiaUpdated: Dec 25, 2020, 03:46 PM IST
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Kalashnikov's latest guided anti-aircraft missile test Photograph:(Twitter)

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The footage, altered to a sensational soundtrack, demonstrated the Strela-10M anti-aircraft system on tracked chassis in action at the Donguz range in Russia’s Orenburg Region on the border with Kazakhstan

Kalashnikov, the producer of AK-47 attack rifle, has completed an effective trial of its fresh out of the box new Strela (bolt) guided enemy of airplane rocket, sharing a noteworthy clasp of a searing shot discovering its objective in obscurity skies. 

The footage, altered to a sensational soundtrack, demonstrated the Strela-10M anti-aircraft system on tracked chassis in action at the Donguz range in Russia’s Orenburg Region on the border with Kazakhstan.  

During the evening time tests, the framework utilized Kalashnikov's best in class Strela-9M333 guided rockets to take out a few targets, which were mimicking foe shots and airplane. 

As indicated by the designers, this rocket is fit for destroying low-flying planes, helicopters, robots, and journey rockets. It stays compelling during any period of the year and can sidestep a few sorts of optical obstructions utilised for the security of airplanes. 

Strela-9M333 outperforms other comparable rockets because of the more noteworthy adaptability of its homing framework, which can work interestingly, infrared and meddling modes, Kalashnikov said. 

With the test marked a triumph, the organization declared that it's currently beginning large scale manufacturing of Strela rockets for the Russian military.