Tuesday, December 02, 2008

APR-3E

Origin
Russia

Contractor/s
Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV)

Applications
Ka-27
Mi-8
Tu-95MS

Description: The APR-3E is a torpedo powered by a turbo water-jet solid-propellant rocket motor and is designed to destroy surfaced and submerged submarines at a depth of up to 800 meters and moving at speeds of up to 45 knots. It was developed to be released by airborne platforms such as helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft (Tu-142, Il-38, Ka-28, Mi-17). The APR-3E utilizes a passive acoustic homing head with the engine shut during gravity submersion along a spiral trajectory. The homing head can detect targets at ranges of up to 2,000 meters. Once the APR-3E has detected a potential target the engine ignites and the APR-3E is ensured to hit the designated target in 1 or 2 minutes which shortens the odds of the target applying countermeasures or getting away. The underwater missile has a top speed of 120 kph or 65 knots with an engine endurance of 113 seconds. The Russian missile torpedo can detect and engage targets below a maximum speed which is 45 knots for the APR-3E.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 350 mm, Length 3.6 m, Wingspan 500 mm

Weights: Warhead 100 kg (220 lb), Weight 550 kg (1,213 lb)

Performance: Hit Probability 85 %, Max Detection Range 2,000 m (6,562 ft), Max Operating Depth 800 m (2,625 ft), Target's Max Speed 45 kt (83 kph), Top Speed 120 kph (75 mph)

Operators

Russia

Internet Resources
eng.ktrv.ru

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, November 22, 2008

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