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Wednesday, 5 October 2016

Video: Ukraine successfully tests Sarmat anti-tank missile





According to Kiev, Ukraine (UPI) - Ukraine has successfully test-fired its Sarmat anti-tank guided missile, officials announced this week.

President Petro Poroshenko congratulated the state-owned Kiev Design Bureau for the milestone Sunday on his Facebook page.

The company posted a video of the firing to its YouTube page on Sept. 30.

The Sarmat missile is part of a module mounted on jeeps and can engage tanks, motionless helicopters, sea vessels and ground forces, the Ukrainian news agency Zik reported.

Its smaller version has a maximum range of about 8,200 feet, and the larger variant has a range of about 16,400 feet.

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