The Ministry of Defense has ordered the development of a naval version of the Neptune rocket

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has ordered the development of a naval version of the R-360 rocket of the ZhK-360MC “Neptune” complex for surface ships of the Ukrainian Navy.

According to the Ukrainian Military Portal, the corresponding R&D projects are currently underway.

To finance the development of the ship version of the R-360 rocket of the ZhK-360MC “Neptun” complex, as well as other R&D projects, including the “Olkha” complex and the “Bogdana” self-propelled guns (SPG), 5% of the amount of financing of the state defense order for 2021 of the total amount in UAH 22.5 billion (USD 837.5 million). 

In December 2020, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the Kiev state design bureau “LUCH” has prepared an agreement on the development of an aviation version of the R-360 rocket of the ZhK-360MTS “Neptune” complex for the aviation of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Su-24M front-line bombers are called promising carriers of new missile weapons.

Now ZhK-360 MC “Neptune” is a complex of land-based cruise missiles with an anti-ship missile, designed to destroy warships of the cruiser, destroyer, frigate and corvette classes, as well as landing, tank landing ships and transports, which operate both independently and as part of ship groups and airborne troops and coastal radio-contrast targets, in simple and difficult meteorological conditions at any time of the day or year, with active fire and electronic countermeasures of the enemy.