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BCruise & anti-ship missiles
RBS 15 Mk1: Anti-ship cruise missile ( air-launched and ship-launched ) RBS 15 Mk2: Anti-ship cruise missile ( ship-launched and coastal defence truck-launched ) RBS 15 Mk3: Anti-ship cruise missile a
At a glance
Kh-22larger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source11.65 m (38.2 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kh-22 | RBS 15 |
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| Type | Anti-ship cruise missile Air-to-surface missile[source] | RBS 15 Mk1: Anti-ship cruise missile ( air-launched and ship-launched ) RBS 15 Mk2: Anti-ship cruise missile ( ship-launched and coastal defence truck-launched ) RBS 15 Mk3: Anti-ship cruise missile and land-attack cruise missile ( ship-launched and coastal defence truck-launched ) RBS 15 Mk4: Anti-ship cruise missile and land-attack cruise missile ( air-launched , ship-launched and coastal defence truck-launched )[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Sweden Germany[source] |
| In service | 1968-present[source] | 1984–present[source] |
| Used by | Russia |
RBS 15larger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
4,350 mm (14 ft 3 in)[source]
Mass
Single source5,820 kg (12,800 lb)[source]
RBS 15 Mk1 in flight
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk1 with boosters
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk2 in flight
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk2 with boosters
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk3 in flight
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk3 with boosters
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk4 in flight
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk4 with boosters
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk1: 746 kg (1,645 lb) (with boosters) 568 kg (1,252 lb) (in flight) RBS 15 Mk2: 755 kg (1,664 lb) (with boosters) 577 kg (1,272 lb) (in flight) RBS 15 Mk3: 820 kg (1,810 lb) (with boosters) 660 kg (1,460 lb) (in flight) RBS 15 Mk4: 810 kg (1,790 lb) (with boosters) 650 kg (1,430 lb) (in flight)[source]
Operational; Kh-22M/MA
Single source600 km (320 nmi) (Kh-22M/MA)[source]
Operational; RBS 15 Mk1
Single sourceOperational; RBS 15 Mk2
Single sourceOperational; RBS 15 Mk2 RBS 15 Mk3: >
Single sourceOperational; RBS 15 Mk2 RBS 15 Mk4: >
Single sourceRBS 15 Mk1: 70 km (43 mi) RBS 15 Mk2: 100 km (62 mi) RBS 15 Mk3: > 200 km (120 mi) RBS 15 Mk4: > 300 km (190 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] | — |
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| Designer | MKB Raduga[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | $1 million[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1962[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) RDX or 350–1,000 kt (1.5–4.2 PJ) thermonuclear weapon[source] | 200 kg (440 lb) HE blast and pre-fragmented warhead[source] |
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| Engine | R-201 liquid-fuel rocket[source] | Turbojet[source] |
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| Propellant | Tonka-250 and IRFNA[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | 10–14 km (33,000–46,000 ft) or 27 km (89,000 ft)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial guidance followed by terminal active radar homing[source] | RBS 15 Mk1: 70 km (43 mi) Navigation: INS Target homing: J-band pulse radar RBS 15 Mk2: 100 km (62 mi) Navigation: INS Target homing: J-band pulse radar RBS 15 Mk3: > 200 km (120 mi) Navigation: INS + GPS , multiple 3D waypoints Target homing: J-band active radar homing with ECCM + RBS 15 Mk4: > 300 km (190 mi) Navigation: INS + anti-jam GPS , multiple 3D waypoints Target homing: J-band active digital radar homing[source] |
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| Accuracy | >300 ft (91 m) (CEP)[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Tu-22M, Тu-22К, Тu-95К22[source] | Naval ships , aircraft and land-based missile launchers[source] |
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| Manufacturer | MKB Raduga[source] | Saab Bofors Dynamics , Diehl Defence[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Impact or proximity[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | Sea skimming[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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