The British media outlet "The Economist" stated that the Ukrainian company "Firepoint" indeed produced the "Flamingo" long-range cruise missile, but not entirely independently. "The Economist" said that this missile is basically similar to the FP5 cruise missile jointly developed by the UK and the UAE, and speculated that the production and testing of its components were carried out in the UK and the UAE, with Ukraine's "Firepoint" company only responsible for assembly.
However, another British media outlet, "Financial Times," stated that the performance of this missile is not as impressive as advertised, because it uses an outdated external engine design, has no stealth capability, and requires a rocket booster to be launched to high altitude in order to achieve long range, and its flight speed is not fast, making it easy for Russian air defense weapons to shoot it down.
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