New Hermes missile system undergoes testing in Russia
Russia continues testing a new multifunctional missile system – Hermes – aimed to destruct armoured vehicles, structures and aircraft, RIA Novosti reports
“The Hermes complex is being tested, and a decision on delivery will be made based on the test results. Work on the modernisation of the Hermes complex continues taking into account changes in the situation and tasks," the press service of KBP (part of the High-Precision Complexes Holding of the Rostec State Corporation) reported.
The Hermes complex is designed to defeat modern and promising tanks, armoured vehicles, structures, surface targets and low-speed aircraft at a range of up to 100km. A missile of the basic version develops a speed of up to 1.3 thousand metres per second and has a high-explosive warhead of 28kg.
The Hermes can be mounted on any car chassis of medium or large tonnage. Its missiles have high accuracy of destruction. An ammunition flies to the target first due to navigation signals from the ground, and then according to the onboard inertial navigation system. After arriving in the target area, the missile captures it with its own homing head.
