Dan-M missile — from training target to cheap air-defense depletion weapon

Dan-M ballistic missile against a blue sky: how Russia turns a training target into cheap weapon to deplete air defenses

The photo shows a Dan-M ballistic missile with its distinctive conical nose sections and stabilizers set against a clear blue sky. Originally designed as a training target, the system is reportedly being repurposed in Russia into a cheap combat weapon. Its mass use is aimed at depleting the enemy's stockpiles and air-defense systems.

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