The Ukrainian manufacture has long been actively working on improving the performance of R-360 Neptune anti-ship missile, which has over time been adapted to attack ground targets. [In addition, its maximum scope has been extended from 300 to 400 km](https://defence24.pl/war-on-ukrainie-report-special-defence24/new-neptun-presented-Ukrainian-kly-sigaja-hereinafter). This version was to be [used, among others, in a night attack of 31 July on the outskirts of Chalino Airport close the town of Kursk](https://defence24.pl/war-on-ukrainie-report-special-defence24/Ukrainian-neptun-re-derial-in-Russian-new-version). The Ukrainians besides announced that it would be further improved especially in terms of the degree of the fire. Now the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski reported that a fresh variant of this projectile with a scope of 1000 km has already been positively tested and utilized in combat.