P-270 Moskit
The P-270 Moskit (Russian: П-270 «Москит»; English: Mosquito) is a Soviet supersonic ramjet powered anti-ship cruise missile. Its GRAU designation is 3M80, air launched variant is the Kh-41 and its NATO reporting name is SS-N-22 Sunburn (one of two missiles with that designation). The missile system was designed by the Raduga Design Bureau during the 1970s as a follow-up to the P-120 Malakhit (NATO reporting name "SS-N-9 Siren"). The Moskit was originally designed to be ship-launched, but variants have been adapted to be launched from land (modified trucks), underwater (submarines) and air (reportedly the Sukhoi Su-33, a naval variant of the Sukhoi Su-27), as well as on the Lun-class ekranoplan. The missile can carry conventional and nuclear warheads. The exact classification of the missile is unknown, with varying types reported. This uncertainty is due to the secrecy surrounding an active military weapon. The missile has been purchased and exported to the People's Liberation Army Navy (China) and Egyptian Navy (Egypt).
| Moskit | |
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Moskit, 1999. The fins are folded for storage. When deployed, they protrude at 90 degrees from the missile centerline. | |
| Type | Anti-ship missile |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1984 |
| Used by | Soviet Union, Russia, China, Egypt |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | MKB Raduga |
| Produced | 1983 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) |
| Length | 9.745 m (31 ft 11.7 in) |
| Diameter | 0.8 m (31 in) |
| Wingspan | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Warhead | 300 kg (660 lb) overall 150 kg (330 lb) explosive or 120 kt TNT fission-fusion thermonuclear weapon |
| Engine | Four ramjets (solid fuel rocket on air-to-surface version) |
Operational range | 120–250 km (75–155 mi) |
| Flight altitude | 20 m (66 ft) above sea level |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2-3 |
Guidance system | inertial guidance plus terminal active radar homing |
Launch platform | naval ships, fixed-wing aircraft, coastal and road mobile transporter erector launcher |