Thursday, November 20, 2008

KSR-2

IOC: 1966

Also Known As
AS-5 Kelt
K-11
KS-11

Origin
Russia

Applications
Tu-16

Description: KSR-2 is a liquid fuel supersonic cruise missile with a range over 200 kilometers. It can be equipped with either a conventional or nuclear warhead. Its guidance system is based on an active radar homing seeker when employed as anti-ship missile or a passive radar homing system when employed for suppression of enemy air defenses. KSR-11 can be used against land targets.

KSR-2 missile was integrated onto the Tu-16 Badger medium bomber which typically carries two missiles. The United States/NATO refer to this weapon as the AS-5 Kelt. Russian also refer to KSR-2 missile as KS-11 or K-11.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 900 mm, Length 9.5 m, Width 4.6 m

Weights: Max Weight 3,000 kg (6,614 lb), Warhead 1,000 kg (2,205 lb)

Performance: Ceiling 18,000 m (59,055 ft), Max Range 320 km (173 nm), Top Speed 398 mps (Mach 1.20)

Operators

Russia

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, October 25, 2008

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