Kalashnikov Concern fully completed the execution of contracts for the production and shipment of precision-guided weapons in December 2024. This includes the surface-to-air guided missile (SAM) for the Strela SAM system, the Vikhr-1 air-launched anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), and the Kitolov-2M guided artillery projectile. The output of these items, which are actively employed in the Special Military Operation zone, has increased several-fold.
“Customer interest in our products is driven by their combat deployment experience,” notes Alan Lushnikov, CEO of JSC Kalashnikov Concern and a member of the Bureau of the Russian Engineering Union. “The Special Military Operation, spanning nearly three years, has demonstrated to the entire world the high scientific and technological expertise of Russian specialists. We will continue to increase the production of in-demand items to enhance the state’s defence capabilities.”
The 9M333 SAM is used by the Strela-10 surface-to-air missile system and its modifications. The missile is designed to engage low-flying aircraft and helicopters in all weather conditions, even when encountering deployed chaff, parachute-borne and modulated organised optical countermeasures, as well as remotely piloted aircraft and cruise missiles.
The 122 mm artillery round with the Kitolov-2M semi-active laser-guided projectile is intended to defeat single and group, stationary and moving, armoured and unarmoured targets, as well as engineering structures, from 122mm artillery systems.
The Vikhr-1 guided missile is designed for the high-precision engagement of enemy armoured vehicles and fortifications, moving ground targets, and medium-speed aerial targets such as helicopters, attack aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Vikhr-1 ATGM is mounted on the Ka-52 reconnaissance and attack helicopters.
All special products were shipped precisely on schedule. This was made possible by the opening of additional production areas equipped with new machinery. It should be noted that the commissioning of two new workshops for the production of precision-guided weapons was completed in December.