AIST cruise missile - latest development of the Belarusian State Military Industrial Committee.[1] The cruise missile is a high precision short-range subsonic cruise missile developed in close cooperation with Ukrainian[2] and Chinese[3] experts.

AIST
TypeLong-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile
Place of originBelarus
Service history
In serviceunknown
Used byBelarus Army
Production history
ManufacturerGVPK (initially)
Specifications
Mass1500 kg
Length1100 mm
Height455 mm
Diameter0,57 m
Wingspan8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)

EngineMS-400 turbofan engine
Maximum speed Subsonic; up to 900 km/h

Overview

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The likeliest missile launcher for the cruise missile Aist is supposed to be the universal multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) Polonez,[4] based on a wheeled chassis MZKT-7930 Astrolog.

Vehicles of this type are widely used as a platform for a number of weapon systems, mainly those produced in Russia. Belarusian 4x4 wheeled chassis, in particular, are used as a platform for the Russian Iskander short-range ballistic missile system and the Pakistani Hatf VII Babur cruise missile.

The ground chassis will comprise all the necessary components of a combat and launcher-loader vehicle. Each combat vehicle will mount two or three missiles.

Aist cruise missile is equipped with a turbofan engine for subsonic cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles MS-400 produced by the Ukrainian enterprise Motor Sich. The Chinese DF-10 (CJ-10) cruise missile as well as the Pakistani Hatf VII Babur cruise missile are also equipped with this type of engine.

Specifications (with MS-400 turbofan engine)

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  • maximum cruise thrust – 400 kgf;
  • fuel consumption – up to 0.8 kg/kgf;
  • diameter – 320 mm;
  • length (with extended exhaust line) – 1100 mm;
  • height (including engine mount components) – 455 mm;
  • gross empty mass – 85 kg.
  • gross launching mass – about 1500 kg;
  • combat load – 350 kg; length – 6 m;
  • diameter – 0,57 m; wingspan – 2,7 m;
  • range – 500 km; missile velocity – up to 900 km/h.

References

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  1. ^ "Государственный военно-промышленный комитет Республики Беларусь". www.vpk.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  2. ^ Gromovsergey3wrote, 2015-11-20 14:37:00 Gromovsergey3 Gromovsergey3 2015-11-20 14:37:00. "Как Украина меняет ракеты на трактора или ОПК поборется за белорусский рынок ракетных технологий". Archived from the original on 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "У Белоруссии будут ракеты с Россией или без нее | БОРТОВОЙ ЖУРНАЛ". flanker.su. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  4. ^ "НЕВСКИЙ БАСТИОН, ВОЕННО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЙ СБОРНИК, ВООРУЖЕНИЯ, ВОЕННАЯ ТЕХНИКА, ВОЕННО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЙ СБОРНИК, СОВРЕМЕННОЕ СОСТОЯНИЕ, ИСТОРИЯ РАЗВИТИЯ ОПК, БАСТИОН ВТС, НЕВСКИЙ БАСТИОН, ЖУРНАЛ, СБОРНИК, ВПК, АРМИИ, ВЫСТАВКИ, САЛОНЫ, ВОЕННО-ТЕХНИЧЕСКИЕ, НОВОСТИ, ПОСЛЕДНИЕ НОВОСТИ, ВОЕННЫЕ НОВОСТИ, СОБЫТИЯ ФАКТЫ ВПК, НОВОСТИ ОПК, ОБОРОННАЯ ПРОМЫШЛЕННОСТЬ, МИНИСТРЕСТВО ОБОРОНЫ, СИЛОВЫХ СТРУКТУР, КРАСНАЯ АРМИЯ, СОВЕТСКАЯ АРМИЯ, РУССКАЯ АРМИЯ, ЗАРУБЕЖНЫЕ ВОЕННЫЕ НОВОСТИ, ВиВТ, ПВН". nevskii-bastion.ru. Retrieved 2015-12-03.