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[–] bluGill@fedia.io 14 points 4 days ago

They have been working on lots of things since the war started. Given the restrictions on using western missiles I'm sure these were on the important list since the start of the war (and it wouldn't surprise me if they were in development as a 15 year project before). Small drones are fast and easy to make so they went all in on them early, but other things also got development. 2 years to deliver a missile sounds about right to me - they are much more complex than a small drone.