{"id":130507,"date":"2026-10-25T11:24:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T05:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=130507"},"modified":"2026-10-25T14:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T08:34:38","slug":"filin-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/filin-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Filin Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Filin Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukraine\u2019s military intelligence agency, HUR, revealed details of Russia\u2019s reported Filin cruise missile recently, releasing a 3D model and information about its components and onboard electronic systems. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Filin Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>low-cost, ground-launched, jet-powered cruise missile <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">developed by <\/span><b>Russia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile is produced by NPO Molniya, part of Russia\u2019s Tactical Missiles Corporation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Filin Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It features <\/span><b>carbon fiber and glass fiber reinforced<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> composite materials in its <\/span><b>fuselage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>various structural components <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>manufactured using <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/3d-printing\/\" target=\"_blank\">3D printing <\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">technology.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile measures about 3.5 meters in length with a wingspan of roughly 3 meters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile is launched from a <\/span><b>ground-based launcher<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using a <\/span><b>solid-propellant booster before its main engine <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">takes over. The missile uses an R500<\/span><b> turbojet engine.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can reach a top speed of 800 km\/hr and has a <\/span><b>range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of up to <\/span><b>1,200 kilometers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed to <\/span><b>fly at extremely low altitudes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but <\/span><b>can also climb to<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> approximately <\/span><b>6 kilometers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It carries a fairly small warhead of either 50 or 100 kilograms.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Navigation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is provided by a <\/span><b>Chinese-made inertial navigation system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> together with a <\/span><b>16-channel Kometa satellite navigation module. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/videos\/putins-new-secretive-filin-cruise-missile-with-us-tech-twist-101792744986755.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>HT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia\u2019s Filin Missile is a low-cost, ground-launched cruise missile featuring 3D-printed components, a turbojet engine and a 1,200 km range. 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