{"id":1258145,"date":"2025-11-26T17:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/?p=1258145"},"modified":"2025-11-23T11:26:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T09:26:19","slug":"first-combat-use-of-flamingo-missile-takes-place-back-in-may-this-year-general-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uatv.ua\/en\/first-combat-use-of-flamingo-missile-takes-place-back-in-may-this-year-general-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"First combat use of Flamingo missile takes place back in May this year \u2013 General Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The General Staff confirms the use of the latest Ukrainian FP-5 missile-drones against the enemy, UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Major Dmytro Lykhoviy, spokesperson for the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated this during an \u201copen dialogue\u201d with journalists organized by the leadership of the defence company FirePoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe combat use of the Flamingo began in May 2025. As of this autumn, it continues to be used against enemy targets,\u201d the spokesperson for the General Staff said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to him, this is currently an experimental weapon. Work to improve it continues, though it is complicated by the high cost of each unit and by the manufacturer\u2019s capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the case of the FP-1 drone [a jet-powered drone developed and produced by FirePoint], we note significant effectiveness achieved through years of mass use and refinement. By contrast, according to the assessments of General Staff specialists, the FP-5 missile-drone still requires this process. At this stage, we describe it as an experimental weapon with ambitious stated technical specifications and considerable development potential. Its improvement is complicated by the high cost of each unit and by the developer\u2019s capabilities,\u201d Dmytro Lykhoviy clarified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also noted that while the FP-1 drone underwent substantial modernization over two years, achieving similar progress with the FP-5 is more difficult because \u201cthe number of launches is of a different scale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, according to FirePoint\u2019s Chief Technology Officer, Iryna Terekh, missile production is being scaled up in accordance with the manufacturer\u2019s initial plan. The company is currently collaborating with the military to refine its tactics and expand the scale of its use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are moving forward very confidently, and I am pleased that we are staying within the plans announced earlier,\u201d Iryna Terekh said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As reported earlier,\u00a0Ukraine\u2019s Defence Forces struck important Russian targets overnight using Ukrainian-made weapons Flamingo, Bars, and Liutyi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also:<\/strong> Zelenskyy Discusses Ukraine\u2019s Defense Needs with Lithuanian Defense Minister<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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