A threat to Moscow — new Ukrainian Trembita missile
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Three weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, Joe Biden's administration is rushing to supply Ukraine with as many weapons as possible, as there is a risk that Trump will either reduce or cancel aid for Ukraine. In this context, Ukraine's development of its own weapons, including Trembita missiles, is gaining importance.
This was reported by The Telegraph.
Ukrainian long-range missile Trembita
Ukraine's new cruise missile, Trembita, could become a key symbol of its pursuit of self-reliant firepower. Facing the risk of losing U.S. military support, including long-range ATACMS missiles, Ukraine is focusing on developing "Trembita" and other long-range munitions. Numerous such projects are already underway.
Currently, the Ukrainian firm PARS, responsible for creating Trembita, is working on upgrades to extend the missile's range to Moscow, located 640 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
This enhanced version, expected to be ready within a year, is projected to cost over $10,000 but would still rank as one of the world's most affordable deep-strike munitions. In comparison, ATACMS costs over $1 million.
Reports highlight that the limited supplies of ATACMS and Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG missiles from the U.S., U.K., and France are insufficient for a sustained deep-strike campaign.
What makes Trembita different?
The "Trembita" is not a direct equivalent of the ATACMS, Storm Shadow, or SCALP-EG. It lacks the payload capacity of the American missile, the penetrating power of the British and French munitions, and the precision of all three.
Replacing smaller, less accurate Ukrainian munitions with larger, more precise foreign ones would force Ukraine to reassess which targets it can strike and how effectively. A large number of Trembitas could be used efficiently against expansive factory complexes. However, they would be far less effective against underground command bunkers, which Ukraine has targeted with its Storm Shadows.
The author of the article emphasizes that, relying more on their own weapons, Ukrainians may have to resort to a different choice of targets. Nevertheless, this does not negate the fact that strikes on Russian territory will continue.
Earlier, we wrote that Ukraine is working on the possibility of mass production of the long-range Trembita missile, which is capable of hitting targets up to 200 kilometers away. In addition, this missile is not expensive to produce.
In early December, Ukraine presented the Peklo drone missile.
