P-800 Oniks

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yakhont/Oniks missile
3M55 Yakhont Onyx SS-N-26 Armia 2018.jpg
A P-800 missile at Armia 2018
TypeCruise missile
Air-launched cruise missile
Submarine-launched cruise missile
Anti-ship missile
Surface-to-surface missile
Land-attack missile
Place of originSoviet Union / Russia
Service history
In service2002–present[1]
Used bySee Operators
WarsSyrian Civil War
Production history
ManufacturerNPO Mashinostroyeniya
Produced1987–present
Specifications
Mass3,000 kg (6,614 lb)
Length8.9 m (29.2 ft)
Diameter0.7 m (2.3 ft)
Warheadnational ver. 300 kg semi-armour piercing HE, thermonuclear; for export 200 kg semi-armour piercing HE[2]
Detonation
mechanism
delay fuze
EngineRamjet
4 tons of thrust
Wingspan1.7 m (5.6 ft)
Propellantjet fuel
Operational
range
600 km (370 mi; 320 nmi) (Oniks version for Russia)
800 km (500 mi; 430 nmi) (Oniks-M version for Russia)
120 to 300 km (75 to 186 mi; 65 to 162 nmi) depending on altitude (Yakhont export version)
Flight ceiling14,000 m
Flight altitude10 meters or higher
Maximum speed Mach 2
Guidance
system
midcourse inertial guidance, active radar homing-passive radar seeker head
Accuracy1.5 m[3]
Launch
platform
coastal installations, naval ships, Fixed-wing aircraft

The P-800 Oniks (Russian: П-800 Оникс; English: Onyx), also known in export markets as Yakhont (Russian: Яхонт; English: ruby), is a Soviet / Russian supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version of P-80 Zubr. Its GRAU designation is 3M55, the air launched Kh-61 variant also exists. The missile has the NATO codename SS-N-26 "Strobile". Development officially started in 1983, and in the 1990s the anti-ship missile was tested on the Project 1234.7 ship. In 2002 the missile passed the whole range of trials and was commissioned.[4] It is reportedly a replacement of the P-270 Moskit, but possibly also of the P-700 Granit. The P-800 was used as the basis for the joint Russian-Indian supersonic missile BrahMos.[5]

Description[]

The missile is carried in flight by aerodynamic lift. The solid-propellant booster is located in the ramjet's combustion chamber and is ejected by the airflow after it has burned out.

Advantages[]

  • Over-the-horizon firing range
  • Full autonomy of combat use ("fire and forget")
  • A set of flexible ("low-profile sea-skimming", "high-low") trajectories
  • High supersonic speed in all phases of flight
  • Full harmonization for a wide range of platforms (surface ships, submarines and land-based launchers)
  • Possible use of the missile in electronic countermeasures environment and under enemy fire

Operational history[]

Syria[]

In 2010 Sergei Prikhodko, senior adviser to the Russian President, has said that Russia intends to deliver P-800 to Syria based on the contracts signed in 2007.[6][7] Syria received 2 Bastion missile systems with 36 missiles each (72 in total).[8] The missiles' test was broadcast by Syrian state TV.[9]

In May 2013, Russia continued the contract delivery to the Syrian government supplying missiles with an advanced radar to make them more effective to counter any future foreign military invasion.[10][11] The warehouse containing the Bastion Missile was destroyed in an Israeli air strike on Latakia on 5 July 2013, but US intelligence analysts believe that some missiles had been removed before the attack.[12]

Oniks missiles were reportedly used in 2016 against ISIL targets.[13][14][15]

Specifications[]

  • Length: 8.9 m
  • Diameter: 0.7 m
  • Wingspan: 1.7 m
  • Weight: 3,100 kg
  • Speed at altitude: 750 m/s (Mach 2.6)
  • Surface speed: Mach 2
  • Engine: ramjet, weight 200 kg, 4 tons of thrust
  • Range: 120–300 km / 600 km for Russian ship/sub deployed non-export model[16]
  • for the combined trajectory (hi-lo) – 300 km
  • for low-altitude trajectory (lo-lo) – 120 km
  • Flight altitude of 10,000–14,000 m
  • Warhead: national version: 300 kg semi-armour piercing HE, thermonuclear; export version: 200 kg HE
  • Fuel: jet fuel T-6

Radar homing head

  • all-weather monopulse active-passive, with frequency hopping
  • Immunity: high, from active spoofing, dipole clouds
  • Range: 50 km active[17]
  • Launchable sea state – up to 7 points
  • Warm-up time from power on: no more than 2 min
  • Current consumption at 27 V circuit: up to 38 A
  • Maximum angle of the target search: ± 45 °
  • Homing weight: 85 kg

Variants[]

  • 3M55 Oniks – Base version for Russia.
  • P-800 Yakhont – Export version of Oniks.
  • P-800 Bolid - Submarine-launched version of Yakhont.[18]
  • BrahMos – Co-developed by Russia and India, based on Oniks, produced by BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited in India. BrahMos-II, a hypersonic version is also being developed.[citation needed]
  • Bastion-P – Coast mobile missile system. Officially it entered service in 2015.[19]
  • Kh-61 - Air launched air to surface version.
  • Oniks-M - version of Oniks with improved range (up to 800 km), accuracy and ECCM capabilities.[20]

Platforms[]

Naval[]

Current
Future

Land[]

Standard batteries of the K-300 Bastion-P (Бастион-П-Подвижный):

  • 4 self-propelled launchers K-340P with 2 "Yakhont" missiles (crew of 3 persons)
  • 1–2 Command and Control vehicles (ASBU) PBRK (crew of 5 persons)
  • 1 security alert car (MOBD)
  • 4 Transportation and loading vehicles (TLV K342P)

Operators[]

Map with P-800 operators in blue
  • Hezbollah – 12 Missiles[21] with diverse launching platforms.[22]
  •  Indonesia – 4 VLS (vertical launching system) mounted on Ahmad Yani-class frigate KRI Oswald Siahaan (354).[23]
  •  Russia – 3 "Bastion-P" complexes delivered in 2010, all the complexes taken into service with the Russian Black Sea Fleet's 11th Independent Coastal Missile-Artillery Brigade stationed near Anapa[24] and the Project 1234.7 Nakat, a one-off Nanuchka IV-class corvette commissioned in 1987 with 2x6 Oniks.[25] The "Bastion-P" is deployed by Russian forces in Crimea.[26] One more Bastion-P was delivered in 2015.[27] 2 Bastion systems are in service with the Northern Fleet and at least one with Western Military District (Baltic Fleet).[28] Two more systems entered service in 2016 with Pacific Fleet.[29] Newest class of Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines, Yasen-class submarine, can also launch the missile.[30] Submarine-launched variant entered service in 2016.[31] Two Bastion missile systems delivered in 2017 and one more in 2018.[32][33] Totally 4 Bal and Bastion systems in 2018.[34] One more system delivered for the Pacific Fleet in early 2019.[35][36] Totally 3 Bastion systems and 55 Oniks were delivered in 2019.[37][38] The Russian Defense Ministry concluded a contract at the Army-2020 forum for purchasing cruise missiles 3M55N Oniks.[39] One more delivered during 2021.[40]
  •  Syria – 2 "Bastion-P" complexes delivered in 2011, 72 missiles.[41][42]
  •  Vietnam – 2 "Bastion-P" land-based coastal defense systems delivered, 40 missiles.[43][44]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "MIC "NPO mashinostroyenia" - History". Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. ^ https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2019/september/7530-russia-mod-launches-supersonic-anti-ship-oniks-p-800-cruise-missile.html
  3. ^ "P-800 Oniks (SS-N-26 Strobile) – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance". Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Nakat". Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Brahmos Missiles - The Hans India". www.thehansindia.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  6. ^ "BBC News - Syria crisis: Russia 'sends sophisticated weapons'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Despite Israeli protests, Russia won't halt arms sale to Syria". Haaretz.com. 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Bastion missile systems to protect Russian naval base in Syria". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Syria Navy with Yakhont missile.flv". YouTube. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  10. ^ "BBC News - Syria crisis: US rues Russian missiles sent to Damascus". BBC News. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  11. ^ Gordon, Michael R.; Schmitt, Eric (16 May 2013). "Russia Sends More Advanced Missiles to Aid Assad in Syria". Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017 – via NYTimes.com.
  12. ^ Gordon, Michael R. (31 July 2013). "Some Syria Missiles Eluded Israeli Strike, Officials Say". New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  13. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Russia uses aircraft carrier for big attack on Syrian rebels". 15 November 2016. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017 – via www.reuters.com.
  15. ^ Eskaf, Mahmoud (15 November 2016). "Russian bombing by aircraft carrier in Syria, hours after Putin-Trump call".
  16. ^ Litovkin, Dmitry (8 August 2013). "Russian supersonic missiles behave like wolves".
  17. ^ [1]
  18. ^ "P-800 Yakhont 3M-55 P-800 Bolid SS-N-26". www.globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  19. ^ "ВПК "НПО машиностроения" - Новости". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  20. ^ "Russia develops seaborne cruise missile with increased range capability — sources". Tass. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Missiles and Rockets of Hezbollah". Missile Threat. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020.
  22. ^ Amos Harel and Gili Cohen: Hezbollah: From terror group to army, Haaretz, 12 July 2016. Quote: "Hezbollah now [as compared to 2006] has Yakhont missiles with a longer range, better precision and diverse launching options." [2] Archived 17 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  23. ^ Koh Swee Lean Collin (31 May 2011). "Indonesia's Anti-ship Missiles: New Development In Naval Capabilities – Analysis". Eurasia Review. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  24. ^ "Ракетный комплекс "Бастион" будет защищать берега Анапы". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  25. ^ Wertheim, Eric (2007). The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. Naval Institute Press. p. 625. ISBN 9781591149552. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  26. ^ "Russia parades Bastion-P in Crimea". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  27. ^ "ЦАМТО / Новости / В Национальном центре управления обороной страны под руководством С.Шойгу прошел Единый день приемки военной продукции". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  28. ^ "Russian Navy received more than 100 Kalibr, Onix missiles in 3rd quarter". Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  29. ^ "Sputnik Images media library". Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  30. ^ "Russia's First Yasen-Class Submarine is Combat-Ready". Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  31. ^ "Advanced anti-ship cruise missile systems enter service with Russian Navy". Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  32. ^ "National Centre for State Defence Control hosts Military Acceptance Day chaired by Russian Minister of Defence : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation". Eng.mil.ru. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  33. ^ "Russian Navy takes delivery of 49 cruise missiles". TASS. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  34. ^ "В Москве под руководством Верховного Главнокомандующего Вооруженными Силами России Владимира Путина прошло расширенное заседание Коллегии Минобороны : Министерство обороны Российской Федерации". Function.mil.ru. 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  35. ^ "Russia's Pacific Fleet receives new divisional set of Bastion mobile coastal defence missile system - Jane's 360". www.janes.com.
  36. ^ "ЦАМТО / Новости / Тихоокеанский флот получил новый дивизионный комплект подвижного берегового ракетного комплекса "Бастион"". www.armstrade.org.
  37. ^ https://tass.com/defense/1083915
  38. ^ https://tass.com/defense/1114951
  39. ^ https://tass.com/defense/1193591
  40. ^ https://tass.com/defense/1324345
  41. ^ "Lenta.ru: Наука и техника: Россия поставила Сирии противокорабельные комплексы "Бастион"". Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  42. ^ Haaretz (1 December 2011). "Report: Russia delivers supersonic cruise missiles to Syria". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2 December 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  43. ^ "/ / """. 24 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  44. ^ "Indonesia's Anti-ship Missiles: New Development In Naval Capabilities - Analysis". Eurasia Review. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2014.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""