Kh-90
| Kh-90 GELA ( TsAGI | |
|---|---|
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 15 metric tons[1] |
| Length | 11 m [2][3] |
| Diameter | 0.8 - 0.9m |
| Wingspan | 7m |
| Warhead | various: HE, FAE, TBX, two nuclear each 1.2 Mt |
| Warhead weight | 200 kg to < 1.6 ton HE , 200 kg < 1.82 ton TNW |
| Engine | booster + Ramjet Raduga TMKB Soyuz (or Scramjet ?) TsAGI |
| Propellant | solid propellant booster, liquid ramjet (or scramjet), kerosene |
Operational range | 3000-4000[4] km |
| Maximum speed | Mach 5+ [1] |
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 (
hypersonic 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. It was to be a successor to the Kh-45
, which never entered service.
The missile was designed by Raduga. It was equipped with a one-megaton thermonuclear warhead and used
mid-course update
via data link. It had a maximum range of 3,000 km.
It was developed at the beginning of 1980, following the
MAKS Airshow 1995.[1]
See also
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