Kh-90

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Kh-90 GELA
(NATO reporting name: AS-X-21)
TypeAir-to-surface missile
Place of originRussia
Production history
ManufacturerNPO Mashinostroyeniya , MKB Raduga , Turaevo TMKB Soyuz , TsAGI
Specifications
Weight15 Ton
Length8 - 9 m or 10 11 12 m
Diameter0,9 m (0,8 within ± 1,2 m)
Warheadvarious HE FAE TBX , two nuclear each 200 kt
Warhead weight200 Kg to < 1,6 Ton HE , 200 Kg < 1,82 Ton TNW

Enginebooster + Ramjet Raduga TMKB Soyuz (or Scramjet ?) TsAGI
Wingspan6 - 8 (7,2 m)
Propellantsolid propellant booster , liquid ramjet (or scramjet) , kerosene
Operational
range
3000-4000[1] Km
Speed4 - 5 - 6 Mach (can be reach < 10-15 Mach)[citation needed]
Guidance
system
inertial, TERCOM , GLONASS , Radar , IR IIR , TV camera , Opto-Electronic , CCD
Launch
platform
Aircraft , can be loaded on ship ground TEL , maybe submarine

The Kh-90 GELA[2] ГЭЛА (гиперзвуковой экспериментальный летательный аппарат) or P-750 Grom, NATO designation AS-X-19 Koala and AS-X-21 is a Soviet Russian Air-to-Surface cruise missile. It was supposed to replace subsonic intermediate range missiles in the Soviet inventory. The missile was an ambitious project, as the main objective was to develop it into a hypersonic missile.

The missile was designed by Chelomei at NPO Mashinostrenniye and designated as the AS-X-21. It was equipped with a one-megaton thermonuclear warhead and used inertial navigation with mid-course update via data link. It had a maximum range of 3,000 km (1,900 mi).[3]

It was developed at the beginning of 1980, following the Kh-80 and Kholod projects.[4][5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Американские военные сообщили об испытании Россией гиперзвуковой ракеты". Российская газета.
  2. ^ Pike, John. "P-750 Grom / Kh-90". www.globalsecurity.org.
  3. ^ "Intermediate range cruise missile. 7".
  4. ^ "В России создана гиперзвуковая ракета".
  5. ^ "Стратегическая крылатая ракета 3М-25 Метеорит (П-750 Гром ) - Ракетная техника". rbase.new-factoria.ru.
  6. ^ "Х-90 ГЭЛА". testpilot.ru.

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