RPK-9 Medvedka
SS-N-29 | |
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Type | Antisubmarine missile |
Service history | |
Used by | Russia |
Production history | |
Designer | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology |
Specifications | |
Weight | 800 kg (1,800 lb) |
Diameter | 400 mm (16 in) |
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Operational range | 20 km (12 mi) |
RPK-9 Medvedka ("Mole cricket", NATO Designation SS-N-29)[1] is a modern missile system used to engage submarines. The system consists of a launcher with eight missiles, each with the small torpedo as the warhead. Currently this system is installed on Steregushchy class corvettes and will be utilised by the Admiral Sergei Gorshkov class frigate in the future.
Specifications
- Operational depth: 15–500 metres (49–1,640 ft)
- Total weight of system (with 8 missiles): 19.4 tonnes (19.1 long tons; 21.4 short tons)
- Total weight of system (with 4 missiles): 12 tonnes (12 long tons; 13 short tons)
- Missile weight: 800 kilograms (1,800 lb)
- Diameter: 400 millimetres (16 in)
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