Executive Summary:
On May 18, Dutch defense company Destinus unveiled plans to begin production on the Ruta Block 3 mini-cruise missile, offering a 1,242-mile range to provide Europe and Ukraine with a cheaper, mass-produced long-range strike capability. Destinus—founded by the former head of Russia’s first private space company, Mikhail Kokorich—pivoted to defense after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and has since supplied thousands o…