Kh-80

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Kh-80
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Fixed-wing jet fighter , coastal TEL vehicle, ship, submarine

The Kh-80 Meteorit-A (GRAU-code: 3M25A, NATO: AS-X-19 Koala), the RK-75 Meteorit-N (GRAU: 3M25N, NATO: SS-NX-24 Scorpion) and the P-750 Meteorit-M (Russian: П-750 Гром, GRAU: 3М25, NATO: SSC-X-5) was a Soviet cruise missile which was supposed to replace subsonic intermediate range missiles in Soviet inventory.

Development of three variants of this cruise missile was authorized on 9 December 1976.

667M
Andromeda submarine took place on 26 December 1983 from the Barents Sea.

The missile was designed by Chelomei at NPO Mashinostroeniye and designated the SSC-X-5 GLCM by the US Department of Defense. The turbojet-powered missile would cruise at Mach 2.5 to Mach 3.0 at 20 km (max 24) altitude over its 3,000 km range. It was equipped with a 1 Mt

mid-course update
via data link.

Manufacturer: Chelomei. Maximum range: 3,000 km (1,900 mi) to[1] 5,000 km.[2]

Variants

  • Meteorit-A Kh-80 Meteorit-A, 3M25A AS-X-19 Koala Basing airborne
  • Meteorit-M P-750 Grom 3M25 and 3M25 П-750 Гром SS-NX-24 Scorpion Basing in submarines
  • Meteorit-N RK-75 Meteorit-N SSC-X-5 Scorpion 3M25N Basing ground

References

  1. ^ a b "Intermediate range cruise missile. 7". Archived from the original on 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Стратегическая крылатая ракета 3М-25 Метеорит (П-750 Гром ) | Ракетная техника".

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