Destinus’ monthly output tops Europe’s pre-war annual cruise missile production

Defense News29 October 2026, 14:44 UTCUkraine

Defence startup Destinus says it has built more than 1,750 Ruta cruise missiles in Europe and now produces more cruise missiles in a month than Europe did in a year before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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