LMUR
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The LMUR (ЛМУР) is a Russian helicopter-launched air-to-surface missile. LMUR is short for Легкая многоцелевая управляемая ракета, or light multipurpose guided missile. It is also known as Izdeliye 305 (Изделие 305), literally "Item 305".[1]
Development and design
The acronym "LMUR" first appeared around 2007. Back then, it designated a lightweight missile project from the Tactical Missiles Corporation. This project was abandoned in 2009 for unknown reasons. However, in February 2011, a research and development order, code-named Prefix ((in Russian and Error: {{in lang}}: unrecognized language tag: Префикс)), was passed by the Russian Ministry of Defence to KB Mashinostroyeniya for the creation of a new lightweight multirole missile, known as Izdeliye 79. The contract indicated that the new missile would have to be ready for serial production by late November 2014. Even though a batch of test missiles was completed in 2013, these could not be tested, because the Ministry of Defence had not ordered the development of any launcher. Hence, KBM officially declared it had stopped the missile's development, two weeks before the deadline set by the MoD. The contract was officially terminated only in 2017.[1]
This did not spell the end of the project though. Indeed, probably in 2012, the FSB contracted KBM for the development of a missile called Izdeliye 305, that would equip its Mil Mi-8MNP-2 special operations helicopters.[1]
References
Notes
- ^ a b c Butowski, Piotr (28 July 2022). "Is Russia Using Its New Advanced Anti-Armor Missile In Ukraine?". The Drive.
Bibliography
- Butowski, Piotr (2022). Ka-52 Hokum. Stamford, UK: Key Publishing. ISBN 978-1-80282-269-4.