타우루스 미사일을 Su-24에 통합하고 훈련하는 데에 6개월이 걸림

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타우루스 KEPD-350 순항미사일을 우크라이나군의 Su-24에 통합하는데에 2, 3개월, 승무원 훈련에 3, 4개월이 걸린다고 제작사 CEO가 10월 27일 밝혔습니다. 우크라이나에 인도될 F-16에 통합시키는 데에는 1년~1년 반이 걸린다고 하고요. 

타우루스 생산을 재개하는 데에는 최소 1년의 준비시간이 필요하다고 합니다. 

Ukraine conflict: Integration of Taurus into Ukrainian aircraft and training would take at least six months

01 NOVEMBER 2023

by Nicholas Fiorenza

The Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile during integration tests with a Spanish Air Force EF-18. (Spanish Air Force)

Integration of the Taurus KEPD 350 air-launched cruise missile into a Ukrainian Su-24 combat aircraft would take a couple of months and training crews for its use would take three or four months, Joachim Knopf, CEO of MBDA Deutschland-Saab Dynamics 67:33 joint venture Taurus Systems, told international journalists, including Janes, visiting MBDA Deutschland on 27 October. Integration of Taurus into F-16 combat aircraft being donated to Ukraine would take one to one-and-a-half years, according to Knopf.

MBDA Deutschland managing director Thomas Gottschild said his company was waiting for a decision by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to supply Ukraine with Taurus before relaunching production of the missiles. Knopf estimated that Taurus production could resume after at least a year of preparations, with the possibility of longer lead times for electronic components and explosives.

He noted that Taurus is operational with Luftwaffe Tornado, Spanish Air Force EF-18, and Republic of Korea Air Force F-15K combat aircraft. He expected it to qualify for Eurofighter by 2028.