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.

Corvette "Boikiy"
Corvette "Boikiy"
Источник изображения: Ministry of Defense of Russia

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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