AIST | |
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Type | Long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile |
Place of origin | Belarus |
Service history | |
In service | unknown |
Used by | Belarus Army |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | GVPK (initially) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1500 kg |
Length | 1100 mm |
Height | 455 mm |
Diameter | 0,57 m |
Wingspan | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
Engine | MS-400 turbofan engine |
Maximum speed | Subsonic; up to 900 km/h |
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.
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.
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