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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

New Cruise Missiles for Russian Yasen-class Sub

3M54E Kalibr-NKE |The Russian Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarine Severodvinsk will be equipped with unique sophisticated cruise missiles, a source in Russia’s military-industrial complex said on Tuesday.

The source said that the Kalibr supersonic high-precision missile is capable of targeting aerial, submarine and coastal targets, and is effective up to an operational range of 375 kilometers.

In a sub-sonic modification, the missile’s operational range amounts to more than 2,500 kilometers.

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1 comment:

  1. El Roz29/11/12 08:54

    aerial? sounds like a mistake..why would cruise missile target airplanes? Coastal, surface, and submarine targets - that's another story...multifunctional. But no way aerial.

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