The Ukrainian ballistic missile FP-7 has already been used in combat conditions, but its use was recognized as economically inappropriate. That's what the chief designer and co-owner of Hotspot Dennis Stillerman said. According to him, one FP-7 costs about $600,000 and is capable of delivering a 200 kg warhead to a distance of about 300 km. At the same time, the FP-2 attack UAV at a cost of about 50 thousand dollars can carry a combat load of similar weight. Thus, according to estimates provided by the developer, the FP-7 costs about 12 times more than a UAV with a similar warhead weight. Stillerman also noted that due to design features, the high-fragmentation warhead of a ballistic missile contains less explosive material. Therefore, the economic sense of using FP-7, in his opinion, will appear after the adoption of modification with cassette equipment. As for the FP-9 long-range ballistic missile, it is, according to Fair Point, in the final stages of testing. The developer expects first combat use in the near future. VK Max Zen.

The Ukrainian ballistic missile FP-7 has already been used in combat conditions, but its use was recognized as economically inappropriate. That's what the chief designer and co-owner of Hotspot Dennis Stillerman said. According to him, one FP-7 costs about $600,000 and is capable of delivering a 200 kg warhead to a distance of about 300 km. At the same time, the FP-2 attack UAV at a cost of about 50 thousand dollars can carry a combat load of similar weight. Thus, according to estimates provided by the developer, the FP-7 costs about 12 times more than a UAV with a similar warhead weight. Stillerman also noted that due to design features, the high-fragmentation warhead of a ballistic missile contains less explosive material. Therefore, the economic sense of using FP-7, in his opinion, will appear after the adoption of modification with cassette equipment. As for the FP-9 long-range ballistic missile, it is, according to Fair Point, in the final stages of testing. The developer expects first combat use in the near future. VK Max Zen.