MINSK, 3 July (BelTA) – The latest development of the Belarusian Military Industrial Complex, the multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) Polonez, took part in the military parade in Minsk on the occasion of Belarus' Independence Day on 3 July, BelTA has learned.
Polonez is the most powerful weapon of the Belarusian army. “It is a cutting-edge system which is vital for deterring aggression against our country,” Alexander Lukashenko said as he spoke at the military parade in Minsk to mark Belarus' Independence Day.
Polonez will expand the family of multiple launch rocket systems of the Belarusian army. One Polonez vehicle can deliver precision strikes against eight targets simultaneously, with deviation from specified coordinates staying under 30m. The precision as well as other praiseworthy parameters of the missile system allow accomplishing many tactical combat missions.
The first live fire test of the multiple-launch rocket system Polonez took place in Gomel Oblast on 16 June. The system will enter into service of the Belarusian army in 2016. MRLS Polonez is designed to deliver strikes against enemy personnel in the open and in shelters as well as unarmored and armored fighting vehicles and special vehicles, artillery units, missile systems and air defense missile systems, aircraft at airfields. MRLS Polonez can deliver strikes as far as 50-200km with a high degree of precision.
Belarusian defense enterprises intend to improve the system later on. Plans have been made to extend the effective range up to 300km. At the same time the development of new missile systems, antitank systems, and other varieties will go on in Belarus.
