... no, not shot down--malfunctioned (happens periodically). The latest in Russia's growing arsenal of inexpensive cruise missiles. Enter Filin (Owl).
Range-1,200 kilometers, speed 800 km/hr. Inertial and GLONASS Guidance. Warhead ranges from 50 to 100 kilograms of high explosives. Infra-Read optronic homing with machine vision. Used already since Summer this year. One feature of it is utterly scary--can fly 6 meters above the ground--good luck detecting it. Fully Russian-made, including R-500 jet engine, parts of the body are 3D printed, fuselage is from composite materials.
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