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Space/Science » in reply to Re: Nope, they're missiles alright.

These pics must be Jinxed.

Another key cruise missile on display was the large Kh-41 (Moskit or "Mosquito") ramjet-powered ASCM shown below in both plan and rear-end views

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This missile, built by the Raduga Design Bureau, is primarily used from ships and air platforms (e.g., the Su-27), but also may have been developed in a ground-launched configuration. It is thought to be of the same family as the formidable Raduga-built SS-N-22 Sunburn ASCM deployed aboard Russian Sovremenny destroyers. The ramjet enables the Moskit to achieve speeds as high as Mach 3. The system has a range of 150-250 km/93-155 miles, and it flies as low as 7-20 m in the final attack phase of flight. The Moskit is 9.74 m/31.9 ft in length and carries a 320 kg/707 lb warhead. Reportedly, the Moskit can be fitted with a conventional or possibly a nuclear payload.

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