Dubbed the “Rusty Dagger” by its Manufacturers, the Missile has been Demonstrated by the U.S. Air Force Destroying Targets.
It follows U.S. Department of State Approval of a Foreign Military Sale Request, allowing Ukraine to Buy Air-Delivered Munitions and Related Equipment Valued at $825 million.
Ukraine Requested up to 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) Missiles, of which Arms Firm Zone 5 Technologies’ Rusty Dagger, which they call “our affordable cruise missile”, is One of Two in Contention for the Programme.
The Llive-Fire Test of the Rusty Dagger, was carried out at Eglin Test and Training Range in Florida.
An Eglin Statement on 2/31/2026 said: “The event, which met all primary objectives including a full warhead detonation, gathered critical data to mature a new, cost-effective, long-range strike capability.”
Brig. Gen. Mark Massaro, 96th Test Wing Commander, said: “The future fight demands we create an asymmetric advantage by developing cost-effective, attritable systems like ERAM that give commanders the ability to generate mass.”
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