{
 "slug": "destinus-rheinmetall-ruta-block-3-2000km-unterluss-end-2026",
 "title": "Destinus and Rheinmetall Accelerate RUTA Block 3 to 2,000 km Class; First Unterlüß Missiles Targeted by End-2026",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/destinus-rheinmetall-ruta-block-3-2000km-unterluss-end-2026/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/destinus-rheinmetall-ruta-block-3-2000km-unterluss-end-2026/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-05-18T21:17:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:51:59.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nApeldoorn, 18 May 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Destinus and Rheinmetall on 18 May announced an acceleration of RUTA Block 3, a 2,000 km-class precision-strike system, under the Rheinmetall Destinus Strike Systems joint venture (51% Rheinmetall / 49% Destinus); flight testing targeted from 2027\n * Block 3 designed around the Destinus T220 turbojet engine (in development) and a 250 kg-class warhead; ISO-containerised launch architecture; production geography splits across Netherlands, Ukrai",
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 "domains": [
  "industry"
 ],
 "capabilities": [
  "strike-long-range-fires"
 ],
 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "stk-strike-long-range-fires"
 ],
 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "germany",
  "netherlands",
  "rheinmetall",
  "ukraine"
 ],
 "inferred": {
  "countries": [
   "germany",
   "netherlands",
   "ukraine"
  ],
  "domains": [
   "industry"
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  "capabilities": []
 }
}