European aerospace company Destinus, which has Ukrainian roots, unveiled new details about the long-range Ruta Block 3 cruise missile at the MSPO-2026 exhibition in Poland. This was reported by the publication “Oboronka”.
According to the company, the Ruta Block 3 fuselage is seven metres long. The missile is designed to deliver a warhead weighing up to 250 kg to a range of more than 2,000 km. Its cruising speed is between 700 and 900 km/h. The missile’s powerplant uses T200, T450 or T220 turbojet engines, which are produced by Destinus itself.
A distinctive feature of the system is the way it is deployed. The Ruta Block 3 is launched from a standard 12-metre ISO container. According to the developer’s concept, the missile is intended to fill the niche for strike capabilities with a range of 2,000 km in the European missile arsenal. The system is being created without US ITAR export restrictions.
A Destinus representative also confirmed that flight tests of the Ruta Block 3 are scheduled for 2027.
In addition to the new missile, at MSPO-2026 the company showcased previously announced systems — the Ruta Block 2 cruise missile (it also has a 250 kg warhead, but a range of about 700 km and a speed of up to 700 km/h) and the Kryla distributed co-ordinated strike system — a more compact munition with a T70 turbojet engine that can deliver a 50-kilogram warhead to a distance of more than 800 kilometres, with a speed of 700–800 km/h.
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“At present, the Ruta Block 2 and Kryla systems are at the final stage of testing, after which their serial production will begin. We are actively working on the Ruta Block 3 system and plan to begin the first flight tests of the third generation as early as 2027. Destinus intends to establish fully independent production of these systems in Europe to meet the needs of partner countries,” the company representative said.
What is known about the company and its products
Destinus is a European company founded by Swiss entrepreneur of Russian origin Mikhail Kokorich, who renounced Russian citizenship after the start of the full-scale invasion; the company’s co-founder and president is former Ukrainian Minister of Finance (2016–2018) Oleksandr Danyliuk.
The company is developing the Ruta cruise missile: Block 1 is already in serial production in the Netherlands and is supplied to Ukraine; Block 2 is undergoing flight tests in Ukraine with plans to roll out production in 2026; and the next-generation Block 3 (2,000 km range, 250 kg warhead, turbojet engine, autonomous navigation) will enter flight testing in 2027.
Block 3 production is distributed across three countries: the Netherlands is the engineering, design and main manufacturing hub; Ukraine is responsible for development, testing and production of key components; and Germany hosts a joint venture with Rheinmetall — Rheinmetall Destinus Strike Systems — for rapid production and supply to the Bundeswehr and other European customers.
In October 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that the Ruta missile-drone struck an offshore platform for the first time at a distance of more than 250 km.