RCC "Neptune" - Ukrainian subsonic low - altitude anti - ship missile , designed to destroy ships with a displacement of up to 5000 tons, as well as ground targets. [one]
| RCC "Neptune" | |
|---|---|
| Type of | anti-ship missile |
| A country |  Ukraine |
| Production history | |
| Constructor | GKKB "Ray" |
| Designed by | 2013—2018 |
| Manufacturer | GAHK "Artyom" |
| Specifications | |
| Maximum range, m | up to 300 km |
A beam (design bureau) was developed based on the Soviet X-35 rocket, in the production of which Ukrainian enterprises took part. [2] Neptune differs from the X-35 in its large size and longer range, as well as a new control system. [3]
It can be used with ships, aircraft and ground launchers.
According to the statement of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, the rocket will be put into service in December 2019. [4]
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Creation History
The missile was first presented at the Arms and Defense exhibition in Kiev in 2015 and was created on the basis of the design decisions of the Soviet anti-ship missile X-35 . The first tests were carried out on March 22, 2016.
Start Statistics
| date | Launch purpose |
|---|---|
| January 2018 | Throw missile tests, check the operation of the starting and marching engines |
| December 5, 2018 | Checking the flight range of the rocket, control and accuracy of guidance. Destroyed target at a distance of 280 km |
| April 5, 2019 | The next rocket tests and verification of the launcher on the basis of the car Kraz. The missile flew 225 km along a complex path, dropping from 300 to 10 meters. |
Performance Specifications
- Length, m:
- ship / coast / helicopter based: 5.5 [5]
- Wing span, m: 1.33
- Rocket Diameter, m: 0.38
- Starting weight, kg: 870 kg
- Engine: Turbofan engine MS-400 [6]
- Fuel: jet fuel
- Guidance system: active radar seeker
- Warhead: high-explosive penetrating type
- The mass of the warhead, kg: 150 kg
- Launch range, km: up to 300 km
- Flight height, m:
- on the march section: 10-300 m
- in the final section: 3-10 m
- Flight speed: 0.8—0.85 M
Comparison with analogues
| Options | Neptune rocket | Rocket X-35 (2003) | Rocket X-35U (2015) | Harpoon Missile D2 (2009) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range | up to 300 km | up to 130 km | up to 300 km [7] | up to 280 km |
| Weight (with accelerator) | 870 kg [8] | 600 kg | 670 kg | 742 kg |
| Warhead mass | 150 kg | 145 kg | 145 kg | 235 kg |
| Caliber | 380 mm | 420 mm | 420 mm | 340 mm |
| Length (with accelerator) | 5.05 m | 4.40 m | 4.40 m | 5.18 m |
| Guidance (March) | inertial with GPS correction | inertial with GPS correction | inertial | inertial with GPS correction |
| Guidance (in the final section) | active radar seeker | active radar seeker | active radar seeker | active radar seeker |
| Ground targets attack | there is | not | not | not |
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Notes
- ↑ Destroy any sea and land target: in Ukraine conducted new tests of a cruise missile
- ↑ Mark Episkopos. Ukraine Is Building Anti-Ship Missiles (In Part Thanks to Russia ) . The National Interest (February 6, 2019). Date of treatment April 10, 2019.
- ↑ © InoSMI ru 2000-2019. The National Interest (USA): Ukraine is creating an anti-ship missile, thanks in part to Russia . InoSMI.Ru (February 7, 2019). Date of treatment April 10, 2019.
- ↑ Neptune missiles will go into service with the Navy in December . ZN.ua. Date of treatment April 10, 2019.
- ↑ ANTI-SEPARABLE ROCKET “NEPTUN” HAS PASSED THE PART OF VIPROBUVAN AT 2017 ROC_
- ↑ Winged Neptune: Than Ukraine will sink Russian ships in the Sea of Azov - War in Ukraine. Latest News ATO
- ↑ New X-35 Rocket: Thunderstorm of American Destroyers
- ↑ https://narodna-pravda.ua/en/2019/04/09/yspytanyya-krylatoj-rakety-v-ukrayne-raskryty-klyuchevye-harakterystyky-neptuna