Flamingo Missile Latest News
Ukraine recently unveiled a new cruise missile named Flamingo.
About Flamingo Missile
- The FP-5 “Flamingo” missile is a long-range cruise missile.
- It was developed by Ukraine’s Fire Point defense company.
Flamingo Missile Features
- With a claimed range of 3,000 kilometres, a 1,150-kilogram warhead, and a maximum takeoff weight of 6,000 kg, the Flamingo is among the world’s largest and longest-range ground-launched cruise-missile systems.
- It has a wingspan of about six meters.
- This makes the Flamingo the first indigenously produced “heavy” missile system in Ukraine’s arsenal.
- It employs a turbofan engine.
- It has a speed of up to 900 km/h and navigation based on an inertial system and GPS.
- The missile’s high terminal velocity, in combination with its heavy weight, means that the warhead penetrates deeper into the target before exploding, which significantly increases the destructive power.
- The missile is also designed to be resistant to electronic warfare systems, likely using a secure GPS module with CRPA antennas.
Source: ECO
Last updated on January, 2026
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