The Russian Defense Ministry has decided to upgrade the "Caliber" cruise missiles, entered service in 2013 year, break the news.
In the near future the Ministry of Defense will order work on the modernization, Maintenance and service life of the 3M-14 missiles ("Caliber-NK") and 3M-54 ("Caliber-PL").
Further development products will be completed in 2019 year, transaction costs will exceed 40 million. rubles.
3M-14 is designed to engage ground targets (command and control points, depots of arms, and so forth.), and ZM-54 - to destroy ships (purchased a small amount of such missiles).
Recall, in October 2015 , the "Movement" was first used by the real targets. Then start has been made of the Caspian Sea 26 rockets at 11 terrorist targets in Syria.
According to military expert Anton Lavrov, modernization of missiles is associated with an increase in their accuracy - the closer to the end, it falls, the more devastating effect. I.e, Modernization will make "Caliber" more powerful means of destruction without increasing the weight of the product.
Of course, without software updates missiles are unlikely to cost, the expert added.
In the United States repeatedly took measures to modernize cruise missiles "Tomahawk". Recent improvements, according to press reports, implemented in the last year. according to information, revised American KR had to be able to hit moving targets and even "hang" for a while in the air in anticipation of the goals and order their destruction.
