Belarus does not rule out the possibility of supplying its development MLRS “Polonaise” CIS countries, Chairman of the State Military-Industrial Committee of Belarus Oleg Dvigalev.
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“We are working on export issues “Polonezov”, but it is the prospect of the future”, - Dvigalev told reporters Wednesday on the eve of the meeting of the board vedomstva.Po him, task on export 2018 year is the delivery of multiple launch rocket systems in the CIS countries, CSTO, and non-CIS countries.
History of creation “Polonezov” the most detailed disclosure of the analytic material tvzvezda.ru media holding. note, that in itself the story is not straightforward.
In June 2016 g. on the artillery range in Zhitkovichi region Gomel region of Belarus the first test firing "Polonaise" multiple rocket launchers were conducted. System, received such a sonorous name, It was created by the forces of the military-industrial complex.
The results of the range "test" proved to be successful: both launched missile hit the target with minimal deflection. This became the basis for the decision of Belarus State Military Industrial Committee of the formulation of these weapons in order.
Against the background of closed TTX new weapons controversy revolved around the complex characteristics of the missiles. reported, that in the transport and launch container is charged 301-mm rockets over seven meters, and adjustment of fire by using drones (at least in the near Gomel tests used exactly this method of obtaining data for real-time). Intrigue proved prototype for ammunition.
Experts immediately suggested, that this role can act missiles Chinese-made A200. In addition, the deputy head of the Defense Ministry of Belarus on arms Igor Lotenkov not hide, that the development of "previously tested in China". A200 missiles can strike at distances just before 200 kilometers and hit targets with a possible deviation, not exceeding 50 m. At the trials in the Gomel region "Polonaise" missile deviated from the given direction is not more than 16 m.
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Analysts still tend to see in the creation of the Belarusian defense industry are obvious foreign borrowing. Primarily due to the already mentioned China. So, Expert magazine "Arsenal Fatherland" Alex Leonkov compared the "Polonaise" with Chinese MLRS AR3 manufactured by NORINCO. Really, both machines are strikingly similar. Almost the same wheelbase, the same eight missiles in launch canisters, except that the Chinese are round, and "Polonaise" rectangular.
In his turn, journalist and military analyst Alexander Alessin, also pointing to the similarity of the Belarusian complex with his Chinese "brothers", It draws attention to the identity of some characteristics with Russian operative-tactical complexes, for example, "Iskander" and "Tochka-U". by the way, Belarus Security Council do not hide, speaking, that "together with the other advantages of MLRS capable combat missions, characteristic of the tactical missile systems, and even bombers ".
On the other hand, Russian military expert Igor Korotchenko, visited the exhibition last year's IDEX-2015 in the United Arab Emirates on NORINCO exposure and having reviewed the system presented here AR3, He noted, that the alleged firing range managed and unmanaged 300-millimeter missiles does not exceed 140 kilometers. That is, the characteristics of "Polonaise", this figure does not fit, and therefore, that fact, that the missiles may indeed be created at the enterprises of the Belarusian defense industry, It seems unfounded.
To overcome the 200-kilometer distance, As noted by Igor Korotchenko, The ability of other guided missile complex AR3, but they have already caliber 370 millimeters, that requires a change of launch canisters.