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RPK 9 Medvedka

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Type
  
Antisubmarine missile

Weight
  
800 kg (1,800 lb)

Operational range
  
20 km (12 mi)

Used by
  
Russia

Diameter
  
400 mm (16 in)

Designer
  
Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology

RPK-9 Medvedka ("Mole cricket", NATO Designation SS-N-29) is a modern missile system used to engage submarines. The system consists of a launcher with eight missiles, each with the small torpedo as the warhead. Currently this system is installed on Steregushchy class corvettes and will be utilised by the Admiral Sergei Gorshkov class frigate in the future.

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Specifications

  • Operational depth: 15–500 metres (49–1,640 ft)
  • Total weight of system (with 8 missiles): 19.4 tonnes (19.1 long tons; 21.4 short tons)
  • Total weight of system (with 4 missiles): 12 tonnes (12 long tons; 13 short tons)
  • Missile weight: 800 kilograms (1,800 lb)
  • Diameter: 400 millimetres (16 in)

    • Operators

     Russia
  • Russian Navy

    • References

    RPK-9 Medvedka Wikipedia
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