Russian engineers have modernized the Onyx supersonic cruise missile of ship and coastal basing. This was announced by Alexander Leonov, General Director, General Designer of NPO Mashinostroyeniya (part of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation).
According to him, NPO is working to improve all complexes in service with the Russian army.
There are positive results. Certain changes, improvements, and enhancements are being made. This is mandatory work.
Leonov added that when a missile is put into service, changes to it require a whole procedure with appropriate confirmations.
Changes require not even tests, but precisely confirmations. Therefore, work is certainly underway. There are results of this work.
The P-800 Onyx supersonic universal anti-ship missile is designed to combat surface ship groups, as well as to engage ground targets in conditions of strong fire and electronic countermeasures.
Characteristics of the P-800 Onyx:
- Onyx diameter - 0.67 m
- Wingspan - 1.7 m
- Missile launch weight - 3000 kg, with transport and launch container (TLC) - 3900 kg
- Warhead weight - 300 kg
- Target detection range (active mode) - at least 50 km
- Launch readiness time - no more than 2 m
According to information from open sources, the flight range was up to 600 km, but in December 2022 it became known about plans to increase this figure to 1000 km.
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