Ukraine has tested the Vilkha-M (“Alder”) multiple launch rocket system, a high-precision upgrade of the Vilkha complex, which in turn is a deeply modernized version of the Soviet “Smerch”.
“Another stage of factory tests of the Vilkha-M high-precision MLR system took place on July 24. During the tests, more tasks for checking and improving a number of technical and technological solutions were worked out,” Ukrainian military expert Serhiy Zgurets wrote on Facebook.
He added the Vilkha-M was a logical continuation of works on the Vilkha system, which had already been adopted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“The Vilkha is a deep modernization of the Smerch MLRS, as it is documented. Although, in fact, it is about the creation of multiple rocket launcher with capabilities of a high-precision weapon,” Zgurets said.
The system’s maximum firing range is 70 km. According to the results of state tests, the Vilkha system was adopted by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in late 2018. (UNIAN/Business World Magazine)
