MOSCOW. Jan 14 (Interfax) - Kalashnikov fulfilled every contract for the delivery of precision-guided weapons in 2024, having increased the output of such products several times, the company press service said on Tuesday.
The fulfillment of contracts for the production and shipment of guided missiles for Strela air-defense missile systems, Vikhr-1 anti-tank air-launched guided missiles, and Kitolov-2 guided artillery munitions was completed in December 2024, the press service said.
"The output of these products actively used in the special military operation zone grew manifold," it said.
Two workshops were commissioned in December to manufacture precision-guided weapons, the press service said.
"We will continue to increase production of goods in demand for the sake of strengthening national defense capabilities," the press service quoted Kalashnikov General Director Alan Lushnikov as saying.
According to official information, 9M333 air-defense guided missiles for Strela-10 air-defense missile systems and their modifications have a top range of 5,000 meters against targets with a top speed of 1,500 kilometers per hour and flight altitude ranging from ten to 3,500 meters.
Vikhr-1 guided missiles are designed to strike armored vehicles, fortifications and moving ground and low-speed air targets. It has a top firing range of ten kilometers and a speed of over 600 meters per second.
Kitolov-2M guided artillery munitions are used in 122mm artillery systems against solo and group targets, both moving and immobile, armored and non-armored, as well engineering fortifications.