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Kh-22. The Kh-22 "Storm" (Russian: Х-22 "Буря", NATO reporting name AS-4 'Kitchen') is a large, long-range anti-ship cruise missile developed by MKB Raduga in the Soviet Union. It was designed for use against aircraft carriers and carrier battle groups, with either a conventional or nuclear warhead. Kh-32 is an updated conventional variant ...
The Bell X-22 is an American V/STOL X-plane with four tilting ducted fans. Takeoff was to selectively occur either with the propellers tilted vertically upwards, or on a short runway with the nacelles tilted forward at approximately 45°. Additionally, the X-22 was to provide more insight into the tactical application of vertical takeoff troop ...
The specific feature of the Pantsir-S1 system is the combination of a multiple-band target acquisition and tracking system in conjunction with a combined missile and gun armament creating a continuous target engagement zone from 5 m (16 ft) height and 200 m (660 ft) range up to 15 km (9.3 mi) height and 20 km (12 mi) range, even without any ...
Kh-47M2 Kinzhal. The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (Russian: Х-47М2 Кинжал, lit. ' Dagger '; NATO reporting name: AS-24 Killjoy) is a Russian hypersonic air-launched ballistic missile. [4][5] It has an estimated range of 460–480 km (290–300 mi) [6] and a reported top speed of Mach 10. [3][6] It can carry either conventional or nuclear warheads [7 ...
A HQ-22 unit includes four to eight transporter erector launchers, each with four missiles. [1] The radar vehicle reportedly permits six targets to be engaged simultaneously. [3] [4] The missile system has been widely compared to the United States' Patriot and Russia's mobile long range S-300 surface-to-air missile system.
3S90E.1. The Buk (Russian: "Бук"; "beech" (tree), / bʊk /) is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the Soviet Union and its successor state, the Russian Federation, and designed to counter cruise missiles, smart bombs and rotary-wing aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles. [citation needed]
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short, medium, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase (descent or reentry) by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach.
Thermonuclear. Satellite imagery of the launch site. The 9M730 Burevestnik (Russian: Буревестник; "Storm petrel", NATO reporting name: SSC-X-9 Skyfall) [2][3][4] is a Russian low-flying, nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile under development for the Russian Armed Forces. [2] According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the ...