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Since early 2026, Russia has fielded a family of low-cost, turbojet-powered cruise missiles and dramatically scaled up production. Russia is now launching hundreds of low-cost cruise missiles each month, soon likely thousands. 1/3 missilematters.substack.com/p/cheap-fast...

missilematters.substack.comCheap, Fast, and Mass-Produced: Russia's New Low-Cost Cruise Missile ArsenalProfiling the systems now filling the gap between drones and high-end missiles

7/9/26, 7:42 am14 reposts58 likes

Fabian Hoffmann, PhD

@frhoffmann.bsky.social

7 Sept

In some raids, they already account for half or more of incoming projectiles. These missiles exploit a gap in Ukraine's layered air defense that neither interceptor drones nor high-end surface-to-air missiles can close cost-effectively. 2/3

Fabian Hoffmann, PhD

@frhoffmann.bsky.social

7 Sept

My latest Missile Matters post profiles all six missile systems in this emerging arsenal, covering performance characteristics and production rates. I also identify the single supply-chain vulnerability the arsenal currently rests on. 3/3