Exclusive: Russia uses missile in Ukraine that led Trump to quit nuclear treaty, Kyiv says
Russia has in recent months attacked Ukraine with a cruise missile whose secret development prompted Donald Trump to abandon a nuclear arms control pact with Moscow in his first term as U.S. president, Ukraine's foreign minister said.
Andrii Sybiha's comments are the first confirmation that Russia has used the ground-launched 9M729 missile in combat - in Ukraine or elsewhere.
Russia has fired the missile at Ukraine 23 times since August, a second senior Ukrainian official told Reuters. Ukraine also recorded two launches of the 9M729 by Russia in 2022, the source said.
Russia's defence ministry did not immediately reply to a written request for comment.
A military source said a 9M729 fired by Russia on October 5 flew over 1,200 km to its impact in Ukraine.
Nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles enter active service, Russia says
Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service in Belarus, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as the U.S. efforts to broker a deal to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine have entered a pivotal stage.
The ministry released a video showing combat vehicles that are part of the mobile intermediate range ballistic missile system driving across a forest as part of combat training. The announcement followed a statement from Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who said earlier this month that the Oreshnik had arrived in the country. Lukashenko said that up to 10 such missile systems will be stationed in Belarus.
theoderich hat geschrieben: ↑Fr 9. Jan 2026, 05:21
muck hat geschrieben: ↑Do 21. Nov 2024, 11:26Zur geostrategischen Lage:
Russland hat heute morgen gegen 05:00h Ortszeit eine Interkontinentalrakete (ICBM) auf die ukrainische Stadt Dnipro abgefeuert, wie die ukrainische Luftwaffe mitgeteilt hat. (Quelle)
Anduril signs agreement with DoW to deliver 1000+ missiles per year
On May 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of War announced a framework agreement with Anduril Industries to rapidly scale production of a new, affordable and mass-producible cruise missile solution to the long-range precision fires and stand-off strike problem: surface-launched Barracuda-500M (SLB-500M).
The framework agreement signed between Anduril and the Office of the Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering (OSW(R&E)) covers the procurement and delivery of a minimum of 3,000 all-up SLB-500M systems to the Army’s Program Acquisition Executive FIRES (PAE FIRES) across three years as part of the Ground-Launched Low-Cost Containerized Munition program, with ability to increase that number based on evolving DoW requirements. Under the agreement, Anduril will scale production to deliver a minimum of 1,000 all-up rounds per year, with the first tranche of deliveries taking place in the first half of 2027, just one year after contract award. Anduril will also deliver the associated containerized launch system for SLB-500M, starting with more than 60 launchers in 2027.
SLB-500M is a highly-capable and affordable munition that enables high-volume, coordinated, long range strikes. Equipped with a 100 pound munition payload and offering 500+ nautical miles of range, SLB-500M is a stand-off strike capability that is designed to be effective against a wide range of land and maritime targets. Optionally, integrating the system with Anduril’s Lattice for Mission Autonomy software makes it capable of novel autonomous and collaborative behaviors that increase survivability and effectiveness against large target sets in contested environments.
Built in a standard 20-foot ISO container, the containerized launcher can be loaded with up to 16 all-up rounds at a munition storage facility, then transported and emplaced at the desired launch point. When ready, an operator will use Lattice or other existing fire control software to select targets, pick the right combination of SLB-500M munitions based on those targets, and initiate launch. The missile is also designed to be deployable independent of the 20-foot container to support a variety of operational scenarios.
