During the MSPO defense exhibition in Poland, Ukraine for the first time presented the Koral anti-aircraft missile system, which is positioned as a means of intercepting air and ballistic targets, although in some cases these weapons can be used to destroy ground or surface radar-contrast targets. A correspondent for the Militarny publication said that the photo provided by Ukroboronprom shows the moment a missile was launched from a self-propelled launcher on the chassis of a Czech Tatra truck.

The corresponding missiles are planned to be used as part of the air defense system. Key Features:.

weight - 450 kg, of which 36 kg is the weight of the warhead;

diameter - 230/300 mm;

length - 4.8 m;

wingspan - 835 mm;

rudder span - 685 mm.

“Its guidance system combines an inertial navigation system, radio correction and an active radar homing head,” the media write..

Work on the Coral project began back in 2016 as a component of a ship-based anti-aircraft missile system. A few years later - in 2021 - the Luch design bureau announced that the development was 70% ready, and demonstrated a full-size mock-up of the missile, which it presented as a unified modular missile for land and ship systems, and potentially as an air-to-air missile.. It was then that they started talking about “Korala” more actively.

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Meanwhile, the Brave1 consortium reported that Ukraine has created an air defense system capable of shooting down S8000 “Banderol” missile-drones.. They noted that the cost of shooting down when using the new system will be even less than for the Russians - the cost of launching one missile.