P-800 Oniks
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| Yakhont/Onyx missile | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | anti-ship cruise missile |
| Service history | |
| In service | since 1999 |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | NPO Mashinostroyeniya |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 3,000 kg |
| Length | 8.9 m |
| Diameter | 0.7 m |
| Warhead | 300 kg |
| Engine | ramjet using kerosene liquid fuel |
| Wingspan | 1.7 m |
| Operational range | 120 to 300 km depending on altitude |
| Flight altitude | 5 meters or higher |
| Speed | Mach 2.5 |
| Guidance system | active-passive, radar seeker head |
| Launch platform | naval ships, fixed-wing aircraft, coastal installations |
The P-800 Oniks (Russian: П-800 Оникс, alternatively termed Yakhont (Яхонт) for export markets; "Oniks" is onyx, and "Yakhont" is ruby or sapphire in English) is a Russian (former Soviet) supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version of P-80 Zubr. Its GRAU designation is 3M55. Development reportedly started in 1983, and by 2001 allowed the launch of the missile from land, sea, air and submarine. The missile has the NATO reporting codename SS-N-26. It is reportedly a replacement for the P-270 Moskit, but possibly also for the P-700 Granit. The P-800 was reportedly used as the basis for the joint Russian-Indian supersonic missile the PJ-10 BrahMos.
Sergei Prikhodko, senior adviser to the Russia President, has said that Russia intends to deliver P-800 to Syria.[1] However Syria lacks any aircraft that can launch this missile and any ability to track targets over the horizon for it, so will be limited to line of sight attacks from ships and ground platforms.[2] Israel is more concerned that these missiles may be transferred to Hezbollahfor a repeat of the INS Hanit incident.[3]
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[edit]Operators
Russia
Indonesia - 4 VLS (vertical launching system) mounted on Van Speijk Class KRI Oswald Siahaan (354)[4]
Vietnam - land-based coastal defense system[5]
[edit]Future operators
[edit]References
- ^ Despite Israeli protests, Russia won't halt arms sale to Syria
- ^ How serious is the P800 Yakhont threat? Does it has a destabilizing effect on the Middle East? - Defense-Update
- ^ Israel says Russia-Syria weapons deal is an unwelcome development
- ^ http://www.eurasiareview.com/indonesia%E2%80%99s-anti-ship-missiles-new-development-in-naval-capabilities-analysis-31052011/
- ^ http://www.eurasiareview.com/indonesia%E2%80%99s-anti-ship-missiles-new-development-in-naval-capabilities-analysis-31052011/
- ^ Stav Spivak (3 April 2011). "Israel urges Russia to reconsider Syrian arms deal". Ynetnews. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- Russian/Sovjet Sea-based Anti-Ship Missiles DTIG - Defense Threat Informations Group, Nov 2005
- Warfare.ru details
- Russian missile export details
- NPO Mashinostroyeniya details
- Yakhont Launcher on KRI Oswald Siahaan
[edit]External links
- SS-N-26 (Federation of American Scientists)
- Sunburns, Yakhonts, Alfas and the Region (Australian Aviation, Sept 2000) (PDF)
- www.dtig.org Russian/Sovjet Sea-based Anti-Ship Missiles (pdf)
- Russia would supply Syria with P-800 Yakhont cruise missiles
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