Russia this morning used a new cruise missile — the Izdeliye 30 — to strike Kyiv. The first launches of such weapons over Ukraine have been recorded since the end of 2025, probably as part of combat tests. dev.ua has collected everything that is known about the new missile — from GUR and Jared Defense Express.
Russia this morning used a new cruise missile — the Izdeliye 30 — to strike Kyiv. The first launches of such weapons over Ukraine have been recorded since the end of 2025, probably as part of combat tests. dev.ua has collected everything that is known about the new missile — from GUR and Jared Defense Express.
«Izdeliye 30» is a new cruise missile manufactured by the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation, developed by the Zvezda Design Bureau. Its characteristics are very similar to the Kh-101, which the Russian Federation uses as its main strategic strike tool.
The characteristics of the rocket are as follows:
The main technical innovation is the navigation system. For the first time among Russian cruise missiles, a combination of two independent components from different manufacturers has been used: the Comet-M12 antenna from VNIIR-Progress and the receiving and computing unit based on the NAVIS NR9 receiver from KB Navis. The integration is carried out by the coupling unit from ANPP Temp-Avia.
In simple terms: the system is designed with increased resistance to electronic warfare. The fact that Russia first resorted to such an architecture on a new missile is a direct response to the effectiveness of Ukrainian electronic warfare against the Kh-101.
At the same time, despite the «domestic» production of all components, they contain elements from the USA, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and China. Sanctions circumvention continues.
The first version: the missile is intended for the Tu-95MS and Tu-160 strategic bombers — this was indicated by the mounting brackets characteristic of the Kh-101.
But a more detailed analysis of the conditions of the first launches gave grounds for another version: the carrier could be the Su-34 with the appropriate re-equipment of the aviation launcher. If this is confirmed, this is a strategically important change. After Operation Spider Web, during which Ukraine destroyed part of Russia’s strategic bombers, the Izdeliye 30 on the Su-34 could become a palliative replacement for the lost potential.
According to Defense Express, personnel from the 929th center of the Russian Ministry of Defense at the Akhtubinsk airfield were involved in the test launches.
Analysis of the debris revealed elements borrowed from two different rockets:
The engine is a turbojet TRDD-50AT or «Izdeliye 64R», the latter having been recorded only on this missile so far.
It is worth mentioning a detail that seems like a small thing, but actually says more. In the wreckage of «Izdelia 30» were found Chinese high-strength bolts marked JDF 10.9 — manufactured by Nantong Jindi Fastener Co., Ltd. Strength class 10.9 means a minimum strength limit of 1000 MPa: a bolt with a diameter of 10 mm withstands rupture at a force of 5.2 tons.
These bolts themselves are civilian products for heavy engineering. But their appearance in a cruise missile is the first such case in the history of Russian rocketry. This means that Tactical Missile Weapons, one of the most closed and conservative segments of the Russian military-industrial complex with a rigid «Soviet school,» has for the first time allowed Chinese components into its products.
Defense Express' conclusion: Something went wrong with the production of the relevant fasteners in Russia. And this is a marker of a much deeper dependence on China than it seems at first glance.
It is currently unknown whether the Izdeliye 30 is already in serial production or whether Russia is still assessing the feasibility of full-scale production. The recorded launches are isolated, possibly test launches.
But if the Su-34 really becomes a carrier, the number of potential launch platforms will increase dramatically. And the question is no longer «will this missile appear in mass attacks,» but «when.»
