General Director and General Designer of the Ukrainian bureau "Luch" Oleg Korostelev told what
Korostelev discussed the development of the coastalmissile complex ZhK-360MTs "Neptune". It was this weapon that the former Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Alexander Turchynov, previously called the destroyer of the Crimean Bridge.
A Luch spokesman revealed the origin of the rocket. He said that the weapon is similar to the Soviet (Russian) X-35, the American Harpoon, the French Exocet, the Japanese ASM-2, the Swedish Robotsystem 15, the British Sea Eagle, the Turkish Atmaca. In general, many other anti-ship missiles.
Korostelev also said that Ukraine was able to create a new weapon in just a few years, while Russia spent ten years introducing the X-35 missile into the Bal coastal complex.
The first such missile battalion with "Neptunes" should enter service with Ukraine in 2021.