The China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) has revealed the development of the Fire Dragon 280A Tactical Missile for use by its AR3 multiple launch rocket system (MLRS).
A photograph of a Norinco brochure showing the Fire Dragon 280A 750 mm tactical missile.Photo by: IHS Markit/Gabriel Dominguez
This 750 mm-diameter missile is not only larger than the previous largest munition available to the AR3 – the 370 mm Fire Dragon 280 guided rocket – but also has a 10 km-longer range (290 km), according to the company.
“The 7.38 m-long missile, which completed development trials in 2017, is fitted with a 480 kg high-explosive blast/fragmentation warhead that uses pre-formed fragments,” a company spokesperson told Jane’s at the 16-19 Defence Services Asia 2018 (DSA 2018) exhibition in Kuala Lumpur.
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