Cheap cruise missile from UAE may turn out to be a Russian development
Фото: EDR Magazine
During the Dubai Airshow, E-System Solutions presented a new strike system based on the low-cost LCCM Mk2 (Low Cost Cruise Missile) cruise missile.
This is reported by Defense Express.
The new missile was developed as an affordable long-range weapon to engage a wide range of targets — from light armored vehicles and control vehicles to radars, command posts, launchers, and parked aircraft.
Rocket characteristics
The LCCM Mk2 is capable of hitting targets at a distance of 500–1000 km, and the weight of the warhead, depending on the range, is 25–50 kg.
The dimensions of the rocket are:
length – 3.15 m;
wingspan — 2.5 m;
flight speed – up to 600 km/h;
maximum altitude — 11,500 m.
The manufacturer does not disclose the type of guidance system.
The LCCM Mk2 can be launched from ground launchers, catapults, armored chassis or ships. The standard container module holds up to nine missiles. The development of the complex has already been completed, and the first tests are expected in the near future.
What attracted the most attention was not the rocket itself, but its creator, E-System Solutions, which is positioned as a “Belarusian-Emirati company.”
Analysts drew attention to the company’s logo and its LinkedIn page: there is minimal activity there, and among the linked accounts are four specialists from the UAE and one from the USA. The company’s official website is temporarily unavailable due to “planned technical work.”
Some Russian media outlets call E-System Solutions “a young company founded by specialists from Belarus and the UAE.”
However, earlier this year, information appeared about a Belarusian company with the same name, which demonstrated a mock-up of the Buk-MB2K air defense system. This gives reason to assume that this is the same structure.
According to Defense Express, the manufacturer emphasizes that the LCCM Mk2 was created taking into account the experience of the “Ukrainian theater of operations.” This may indicate the involvement of Russian engineers in the development.
The public presentation of the missile, the publication suggests, may be an attempt to hide the real origin of the technology by presenting it as a Belarusian-Emirati project, not related to Russia.
As a reminder, Belarus is rapidly becoming a strategic springboard for Russian military plans . According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the country could host the latest Russian medium-range ballistic missile, the Oreshnik, by the end of 2025.
China has reportedly helped Belarus set up mass production of artillery shell casings, which are then transferred to Russia . According to Matvey Kupreychik of BelPol, an organization of former Belarusian security forces, this amounts to about half a million shells each year.
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