The crew of the corvette "Boikiy" used the "Uran" anti-ship missile system in maneuvers in the Baltic Sea

Sailors of the project 20380 vessel performed electronic launches

The crew of the corvette "Boikiy" (project 20380) struck a detachment of ships of a mock enemy with the "Uran" anti-ship missile system, performing electronic missile launches. This was reported by the press service of the Baltic Fleet.

The sailors practiced the use of electronic warfare and visual camouflage of the ship. They also hit air targets from artillery, anti-aircraft and other shipborne air defense systems.

The developer of the "Uran" anti-ship missile system with the Kh-35 (3M24) cruise missile is the Zvezda Design Bureau. It includes a sea-based cruise missile, a transport and launch container, a launcher, a shipborne automated control system, and a complex of ground equipment with missile testing equipment. The 3M24 missile is similar in design to the American Harpoon anti-ship missile.

Characteristics of the "Uran" missile system:

  • Missile flight speed - 280 m/s
  • Range - 130 km
  • Missile body diameter - 420 mm
  • Warhead weight - 145 kg
  • Missile weight at launch - 630 kg

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