Ukraine's Sapsan SRBM is one of three primary missile projects that 🇺🇦 is working on. The other two are the Neptune ASCM (in production) and the Korshun LACM (in development).
— Fabian Hoffmann (@FRHoffmann1) August 27, 2024
Hrim-2 is a shorter-range variant intended for export and is largely identical with the Sapsan.
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Sapsan reportedly has a payload capacity of 480 kg. The tapered warhead seen in the picture of the Hrim-2 is well-suited for a penetrator warhead, providing the missile with significant hard-target kill capability — something currently lacking in Ukraine's missile arsenal.
— Fabian Hoffmann (@FRHoffmann1) August 27, 2024
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The successful test is good news, but we shouldn't read too much into it. The Sapsan SRBM is likely still several months if not years away from reaching initial operational capability.
— Fabian Hoffmann (@FRHoffmann1) August 27, 2024
Nevertheless, as others and I have pointed out, if Ukraine is prohibited from using Western…
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