{"id":62332,"date":"2026-06-28T14:53:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T09:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=62332"},"modified":"2026-06-28T17:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T11:57:45","slug":"flamingo-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/flamingo-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"FP-5 Flamingo Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>FP-5 Flamingo Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukraine recently claimed that its domestically developed FP-5 Flamingo long-range missiles struck a key Russian defence manufacturing facility in the Volgograd region.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About FP-5 Flamingo Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <strong>l<\/strong><\/span><b>ong-range, ground-launched cruise missile developed by Ukrainian<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> defense company Fire Point.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It entered service in 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>FP-5 Flamingo Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a reported 6-meter wingspan, and an estimated length of 12-14 meters excluding the pitot tube.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed to deliver a specified combat <\/span><b>payload of up to 1150 kg to strike ground targets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with fixed topographic coordinates at a <\/span><b>range of up to 3000 km, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">both day and night.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed for <\/span><b>low-altitude flight to avoid detection.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It reaches a maximum speed of up to 950 km\/h, with a cruising speed of 650 to 700 km\/h.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile is capable of <\/span><b>hitting a target even under conditions of active electronic interference.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It stands out for its <\/span><b>ease of use and low cost.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It does <\/span><b>not require expensive launch platforms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014its <\/span><b>launchers are reusable,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making deployment more economical.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/defence\/international\/watch-ukraine-strikes-russian-weapons-plant-with-fp-5-flamingo-missiles-what-are-these-3000-km-strike-weapons\/articleshow\/132031297.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FP-5 Flamingo Missile is a long-range, ground-launched cruise missile developed by Ukrainian defense company Fire Point. 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