Flamingo missile output to increase soon
Photo: Ukrainian Flamingo missile set for mass production (screenshot from Fire Point video)
Ukraine currently produces three Flamingo missiles per day, but output will rise once the missile switches to a domestically made engine, according to Denis Shtilerman, co-founder and chief designer of defense company Fire Point in an interview with the YouTube channel ProUA.
Currently, the plant produces three missiles daily, but production will scale according to orders.
"When we switch to our own engine, we will produce as many missiles as are ordered," Shtilerman said.
What makes the engine special
The missile uses a dual-circuit turbojet engine, which is twice as efficient as standard single-circuit cruise missile engines — except for the American Tomahawk.
The development of a domestic engine optimized for low-altitude flight is nearing completion.
The Flamingo's range depends on the variant and warhead:
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Seven (FP-7) – up to 300 km
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Nine (FP-9) – up to 850 km
Shtilerman also denied claims that the missile is a rebranded foreign weapon. Nearly all components — actuators, engine, antennas, control unit — are Ukrainian, with the only exception being the inertial navigation system.
Recently, Fire Point released a video testing the FP-7 ballistic missile, capable of striking targets up to 200 km away. The missile is based on a Soviet S-400 surface-to-air missile.
Warhead: 150 kg, accuracy: deviation up to 14 meters, speed: up to 1,500 m/s. It cannot reach Moscow but can cover Belgorod and Bryansk. Meanwhile, the FP-9 is in development with a range of up to 855 km.
The Flamingo can carry a warhead weighing about one ton over a distance of more than 1,000 km, making it the largest warhead among all Ukrainian weapons. Accuracy deviation is up to 17 meters.
The main drawback is its size. With a six-meter wingspan and a mass over six tons, it is highly visible to air defenses. Experts say this is intentional: the design is intended for deep-strike missions where enemy air defenses are sparse.
