Netherlands Destinus accelerates Ruta Block 3 long-range missile development using Ukrainian experience
The missile will use autonomous navigation and a 250 kg warhead as the companies plan flight tests in 2027.
- Destinus and Germany's Rheinmetall are accelerating development of the RUTA Block 3 long-range strike missile, aiming to create a 2,000-kilometer-class precision weapon for testing in Ukraine.
- Mikhail Kokorich, CEO of Destinus, said "Europe is entering a new defence era where the decisive factor is no longer the existence of precision weapons, but the ability to produce, replenish, and evolve them at an industrial scale."
- The RUTA Block 3 will feature an enlarged Destinus T220 turbojet engine, a 250-kilogram-class warhead, and a standard ISO container launch architecture enabling deployment from land, sea, and fixed platforms.
- Germany hosts the Rheinmetall Destinus Strike Systems joint venture—51% Rheinmetall and 49% Destinus—at the Unterl site, with production of the first missiles expected before the end of 2026.
- Flight tests for the RUTA Block 3 are planned for 2027, supporting the objective to establish a credible European long-range strike capability for contested environments.
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2,000-km strike missile, designed in Netherlands, tested in Ukraine, built in Germany: Rheinmetall and Destinus accelerate RUTA Block 3
Destinus and Germany's Rheinmetall have announced they are accelerating the development of a 2,000-kilometer strike missile to be tested in Ukraine. The companies say the RUTA Block 3 flight tests are planned for 2027. Destinus and Rheinmetall are structuring Block 3 for industrial-scale production across three countries under European design control. It is a deliberate break from the small, expensive deep-strike stockpiles that European militar…
Netherlands Destinus accelerates Ruta Block 3 long-range missile development using Ukrainian experience
Dutch defense company Destinus, a major supplier of strike drones to Ukraine, announced Monday the accelerated start of the Ruta Block 3 program, designed for high-precision strikes at a range of 2,000 km, and announced flight tests for 2,000 km class missiles for 2027.
What role does Ukraine play in the development? Ukraine will become the testing and production site for the new long-range RUTA Block 3 missile. Its flight tests are scheduled for 2027. According to RBC-Ukraine, this was announced by Destinus, together with its partner Rheinmetall. Read also: Ukrainian ballistic missile will be similar to ATACMS, but with advantages: parts from Fire Point What is RUTA Block 3 RUTA Block 3 is a new cruise missil…
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