Russia’s threat isn’t better missile, it’s 14,000 cheap ones. Its new deadly weapon was built in early 1990s, experts say
The cheap, air-launched Dan-T is built to be fired by the thousand, piling onto the drones and missiles already straining Ukraine's air defense.
Russia plans to produce 14,000 Dan-T cruise missiles next year, capable of raining down on Ukrainian cities in swarms, according to RBC-Ukraine. The missile, built on a 1990s design, is an air-launched jet missile that flies autonomously for hundreds of kilometers, making it a major threat due to its sheer numbers rather than advanced capabilities.
The Dan-T is cheaper to produce than Russia's other new cruise weapon, the S8000 Banderol, and could potentially replace it due to its lower cost. Each missile is equipped with a warhead and a special flight profile designed to evade air defense systems. The Dan-T and Banderol are part of Russia's efforts to overwhelm Ukraine's air defenses with a barrage of cheap missiles, stretching resources and making it difficult for Ukrainian crews to intercept all targets.
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