A special feature of the Russian Kh-101 strategic missile is that it does not have GLONASS orientation. According to a number of characteristics, it surpasses the American Tomahawk, said Yuri Knutov, a military analyst and historian of air defense forces.
He noted that the Kh-101 uses an inertial guidance system and electronic optics in flight, comparing objects in front of it with those stored in memory.
We can say that the Kh-101 surpasses the American Tomahawk in a number of parameters. Including guidance accuracy: the probable deviation is no more than ten meters, which allows us to classify the Russian missile as a high-precision weapon.
Knutov added that the shape of the missile is also special — its lower part is almost flat to effectively reduce the reflecting surface. This was done so that the radar beams would go to the sides and not return back to the radar, the analyst specified.
The Kh-101 missile is intended for Tu-160M "White Swan" and Tu-95MS bombers. The Aerospace Forces (VKS) of Russia also often use the Kh-101 as bait to deplete the arsenal of anti-missiles of enemy air defense systems.