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RKV-500

RKV-500

Cruise Missiles
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Basic Information
Name
RKV-500
Designation
RKV-500
Alternate Designation
Granat, SS-N-21 Sampson
Equipment Type
Cruise Missiles
Manufacturer
Raduga JSC
Date of Introduction
1984
Description

The RKV-500 is a long range, cruise missile designed to carry a nuclear warhead and to be launched through a submarine torpedo tube. It features an inertial navigation system combined with a terrain correction system which compares the terrain with stored digital maps in the missile's computer memory. The RKV-55 is the Soviet counterpart to American BGM-109 Tomahawak cruise missile. The RKV-500 and the Kh-55 employed by strategic bombers share the same airframe. The RKV-500 was deployed onboard Soviet Navy's Akula, Sierra, and Victor III-class nuclear-powered submarines. The upgraded RKV-500B featuring the same improvements than the Kh-55MS missile was deployed in the 1990s within the Russian Navy.

Air & Air Defense Specifications
Max Speed 921.6 km/h
Range 2500.0 km
Wingspan 3.10 m
Overview (Deagel)
Group Cruise Missiles
Status Active
Also Known As Granat, SS-N-21 Sampson
Origin Russia
Contractor Raduga JSC
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) 1984
Total Production ?
Specifications (Deagel)
Dimensions — Diameter 520 millimeter
Dimensions — Length 8.1 meter
Dimensions — Wingspan 3.1 meter
Mass — Weight 1,700 kilogram
Performance — CEP 150 meter
Performance — Max Range 2,500 kilometer
Speed — Top Speed 256 mps
Yield — Yield 200 kiloton
Variants
Variant 1 Kh-55
Variant 2 RKV-500
Variant 3 Kh-65
Variant 4 Kh-65SE
Variant 5 Kh-555
Details
Country of Origin Russia
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
8.1 m
Width
3.1 m
Height
Weight
Operators (1)
Russia
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