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Flight tests of the missile are planned to be conducted in 2027 year
European aerospace company Destinus, which has Ukrainian roots, at the MSPO-2026 in Poland revealed new details about the long-range cruise missile Ruta Block 3. This is reported by the publication «Oboronka».
According to the company, the Ruta Block 3 fuselage is seven meters long. The missile is designed to deliver a warhead weighing up to 250 kg to a range of over 2000 km. Its cruising speed ranges from 700 to 900 km/h. The missile's power plant uses T200, T450, or T220 turbojet engines, which are produced by Destinus itself.
A feature of the system is its deployment method. Ruta Block 3 is launched from a standard 12-meter ISO container. According to the designer, the missile is intended to fill a niche in European missile arsenals with a range of 2000 km. At the same time, the system is created without US ITAR export restrictions.
A representative of Destinus also confirmed that flight tests of Ruta Block 3 are planned for 2027 year.
In addition to the new missile, at MSPO-2026 the company demonstrated the previously announced systems — the Ruta Block 2 cruise missile (also with 250 kg warhead, but with a range of about 700 km, and a speed of up to 700 km/h) and the Kryla distributed coordinated strike complex — a more compact warhead with a turbojet engine T70, able to deliver a warhead weighing 50 kilograms to distances over 800 kilometers, with a speed reaching 700-800 km/h.
“Currently the Ruta Block 2 and Kryla systems are at the final testing stage, after which serial production will begin. We are actively working on the Ruta Block 3 system and plan to start the first flight tests of the third generation as early as 2027 year. Destinus intends to establish fully independent production of these systems on European territory to meet the needs of partner countries,” said the company representative.
What is known about the company and its products
Destinus is a European company founded by Swiss entrepreneur of Russian origin Mikhail Kokorich, who renounced Russian citizenship after the start of the full-scale invasion; co-founder and president of the company is the former Ukrainian finance minister (2016-2018) Oleksandr Danilyuk.
The company develops the Ruta: Block 1 is already serially produced in the Netherlands and supplied to Ukraine, Block 2 is undergoing flight tests in Ukraine with plans to scale production in 2026 year, and the next generation Block 3 (range 2000 km, warhead 250 kg, turbojet engine, autonomous navigation) will enter flight tests in 2027-year.
Manufacture of Block 3 is distributed among three countries: the Netherlands — engineering and main production center, Ukraine — development, testing and production of key components, Germany — a joint venture with Rheinmetall — Rheinmetall Destinus Strike Systems — for rapid production and supply to the Bundeswehr and other European clients.
In October 2025 the president Volodymyr Zelensky stated that the Ruta drone missile first struck an offshore platform at a distance of over 250 km.
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