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P-800 Oniks

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P-800 Oniks

The P-800 Oniks, marketed in export as the Yakhont, is a Soviet/Russian supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version of the P-80 Zubr. Its GRAU designation is 3M55, the air launched Kh-61 variant was planned but never built. The missile has the NATO codename SS-N-26 "Strobile". Development commenced in 1983, and in the 1990s the anti-ship missile was tested on the Project 1234.7 ship. In 2002 the missile passed the whole range of trials and was commissioned. It is reportedly a replacement for the P-270 Moskit, and possibly also of the P-700 Granit.

Specifications

TypeSubmarine
OriginSoviet Union
ManufacturerNPO Mashinostroyeniya
Introduced2002
StatusIn service
Weight3 t
Length8.9 m
Speed3,180 km/h
Range600 km
Ceiling14,000 m
Wingspan1.7 m
Guidance systemmidcourse inertial guidance, active radar homing-passive radar seeker head

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Russia—
Vietnam—confirmed

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