It is claimed that the 9M318 missile is capable of shooting down a wide range of targets, including tactical ballistic missiles at a distance of up to 70 km.
Self-proclaimed President Alexander Lukashenko said that Belarus had successfully tested missiles for the Buk-MB2 anti-aircraft missile system. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
Lukashenka said that on March 5 they tested an anti-aircraft missile for the Buk. The rocket, as stated, flew “where necessary.”
“You have your own weapons against aircraft. Much has been done during this time so that our army, our security forces are armed with real weapons and adequately defend our homeland,” Lukashenka said.
The State Military-Industrial Committee of Belarus has published a video of testing the 9M318 missile, which was presented in 2019. It is stated that the missile is capable of hitting a diverse set of targets: from stealth aircraft to tactical ballistic missiles at a distance of up to 70 km. During tests on March 5, the rocket hit a drone with a turbojet engine.
As Militarny notes, in 2019, a missile was shown for the first time at the Milex-2019 arms exhibition. Then it was stated that it was based on an active homing head with an imported element base, Chinese rocket fuel and a Belarusian engine. Producer – OKB TPS.
“Buk-MB2” is a Belarusian modernization of the Soviet air defense system. According to its characteristics, it does not differ from the basic version. The changes affected the element base and equipment, which was replaced by digital developments.
Recall, on March 7, Lukashenka said that Belarus was being drawn into the war against Ukraine.
Also on March 7, dictator Lukashenko said that drones had slightly damaged a Russian A-50U aircraft in Machulishchi.
