Russia is actively developing missile production. Western journalists have named five "deadly" missiles, including the Avangard missile system with a maneuverable hypersonic warhead.
Kh-55
Kh-55 is a Soviet strategic aviation cruise missile developed by the MKB Raduga. Its testing began in 1981, and the missile was adopted into service in 1983.
Depending on the type and warhead, the missile's weight varies between 1650-2400 kg. The missile can carry a nuclear warhead.
The Kh-55 reaches a speed of 0.6 to 0.8 Mach. Its range is from 300 km to 3500 km. The missile is equipped with an inertial navigation system. The Kh-55 is carried by Tu-95MS, Tu-160, and Su-34 bombers.
Kh-101
Kh-101 is a strategic air-to-surface cruise missile using radar signature reduction technologies (developed by MKB Raduga). It weighs from 2200 to 2400 kg and is armed with a conventional warhead.
The flight range of the Kh-101 is 4500–5500 km, the maximum flight altitude is 6 km. It is equipped with an electronic trajectory correction system, video, and thermal guidance systems.
The missile carriers are Tu-160 and Tu-95MSM.
Kalibr
Kalibr is a cruise missile (developed by OKB Novator) that is launched from ships, submarines, and fighters. The missile's speed is from 2.5 to 2.9 Mach. The missile is equipped with a turbofan engine and has an integrated inertial navigation system and an active thermal radar.
Depending on the modification, the missile's range varies from 50 to 2500 km. The Kalibr can carry conventional and nuclear warheads.
Kinzhal
Kinzhal is a Russian hypersonic aviation missile system. The missiles are capable of hitting both ground targets and surface ships: aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and frigates. The complex was tested in 2017, after which it entered experimental combat duty in the Southern Military District.
The maximum speed of the missile is 10–12 Mach (up to 14,688 km/h). Kinzhals can be carried by the MiG-31 long-range supersonic interceptor fighter, as well as small missile ships (MRK) of Project 22800 Karakurt.
Avangard
Avangard is a Russian silo-based missile system equipped with a maneuverable warhead. It is produced at the Votkinsk plant in Udmurtia. The missile was created to break through the air defense system of a potential enemy. Its speed is 20–27 Mach (24,480 km/h – 33,076 km/h). It is launched using the UR-100N UTTKh ICBM. The system entered service in 2019 after successful tests.
Information on the technical characteristics of Russian missiles is taken from open sources
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