Ukraine tests upgraded S-125M SAM
Ukraine’s Luch state design bureau has successfully tested an extended-range S-125M Pechora (NATO designation SA-3 Goa) surface-to-air system, which utilises a modernised missile.
According to information released by the Kiev-based company, the upgraded 5V27D-M2 missile uses an active radar seeker as well as new rocket fuel.
The development was undertaken in cooperation with another Ukrainian company, Radionics, which supplies the new radar seeker.
During the initial phase of flight the upgraded missile follows a ballistic trajectory, without receiving guidance cues, in order to extend range.
The new combined guidance method - using the ballistic trajectory aimed at the calculated
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