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The Novator Kalibr (Калибр, caliber), also referred to as 3M54-1 Kalibr, 3M14 Biryuza (Бирюза, turquoise), (NATO reporting name SS-N-27 Sizzler and SS-N-30A) is a family of Russian cruise missiles developed by NPO Novator . It first saw service in 1994.
On 28 March 2019, it launched a Kalibr cruise missile from a pier at its homebase. Previously, such launches were not possible. [17] The submarine again launched Kalibr cruise missile during the Grom-2019 strategic nuclear exercise on 17 October 2019. [18] In Autumn 2019, she reportedly participated in the largest post-Cold War Russian ...
3M-54 Kalibr – developed from the Kh-55; RK-55 – so similar to the Kh-55 it was long believed in the West to be merely a sub-/surface-launched version; AGM-86 Air-Launched Cruise Missile – 1430 kg missile with 2400+ km range, Mach 0.73; AGM-129 ACM (Advanced Cruise Missile – stealthy 1330 kg missile with 3700 km range) (decommissioned)
The missile effectively surfs on its own hypersonic shockwaves, generating lift without the increased drag that wings create. ... The Russian Kalibr has likely caused more destruction and civilian ...
The attack included 28 Kalibr missiles fired from Russian naval vessels in the Black Sea. Russia's Black Sea Fleet has taken heavy losses, but the attack shows it's still a threat.
Six Russian warships are on combat duty in the Black Sea right now, including one equipped with four Kalibr cruise missiles, Ukrainian Navy said in a Facebook post on Nov. 21.
It is believed that the 9M729 is a land-based variant of the Novator Kalibr cruise missile employed by the Russian Navy. Russia states a range of less than 500km, [20] but media sources claim the missile has an actual range of 2,350 kilometers, and a reduced range of 2,000 kilometers when armed with a 500 kilogram conventional warhead. [13]
The defence ministry said separately on Friday that it had conducted a test of a Kalibr cruise missile, another weapon capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.