Missiles x 35 uranium. Anti-ship missile system

"Uranus" - ship missile system(KRK) with an anti-ship missile (ASM) Kh-35 on the TFR "Sharp-witted"

The ship-based missile system (KRK) "Uranus" with an anti-ship cruise missile (ASC) of the X-35 type was developed according to the Decree of the Council of Ministers and the Central Committee of the CPSU dated 04/16/1984 by the cooperation of enterprises headed by the Design Bureau of the Kaliningrad Machine-Building Plant Strela tactical missile armament», chief designer G.I. Khokhlov). Initially, it was developed as a small-sized ship-based complex for equipping missile boats and ships of medium displacement.
At present, the main developer and manufacturer of the Uran-E missile system is Tactical Missiles Corporation OJSC.
The Uran complex consists of a sea-based anti-ship cruise missile, a transport and launch container, a launcher, a ship automated system control and ground equipment complex with missile test equipment.

Launch of the X-35 (3M24) anti-ship cruise missile of the Uran anti-ship missile

The 3M-24 missile of the Uran anti-ship missile system is designed to destroy ships with a displacement of up to 5000 tons and is similar in design to the American Harpoon anti-ship missile. The rocket is intended for combat use day and night, in any weather conditions, with intense interference and enemy fire resistance. The missile can be used both singly and in salvo.

X-35U "Uran-U" Modification with extended range up to 260 km and seeker with range up to 50 km.

cruise missile 3M-24, which is part of the Uranus ship-based missile system, surpasses the world's best models in terms of its weight and size characteristics missile weapons this class. The rocket is made according to the normal aerodynamic scheme and has a folding wing and plumage. The rocket airframe is made of aluminum alloys. The air intake of the propulsion turbojet engine is located in the lower part of the hull. The cruise missile in ship and helicopter versions is equipped with a folding cruciform plumage of large elongation and a starting solid-propellant booster located in tandem with the main booster. On the helicopter version, the solid propellant rocket engine has a lower total impulse. Warhead- high-explosive fragmentation, penetrating. The missile is equipped with a combined control system, which includes an autopilot and an active radar homing head (GOS) with a high degree protection against enemy electronic interference. There is a variant of a missile with a thermal imaging seeker. The missile's radar seeker provides: detection of a surface target, selection of a target to be hit, determination of the target's position in azimuth and elevation, range to the target and speed of approach to the target, output of target coordinates to the missile guidance system. The Kh-35 missile is equipped with an inertial control system that provides control of the missile in flight and an active radar guidance head that provides detection, guidance and destruction of the target.

Anti-ship missile (ASM) Kh-35 "Uranus": 1 - active radar homing head; 2- high-explosive-cumulative warhead; 3- inertial control system; 4- fuel tank; 5- turbojet engine; 6- steering wheel; 7 - starting engine; 8- stabilizer; 9- steering gear; 10- fuel supply mechanism; 11 - suction device.

The missile guidance system has a high survivability against enemy electronic countermeasures. To successfully overcome the enemy's anti-missile defense system, the missile has a small reflective surface and a low flight path. In the initial phase, the flight altitude is 10-15 m above sea level, but in the phase of approach to the target, the rocket at a speed of 280-300 m/s decreases to a height of 3-5 m above sea level. The minimum and maximum flight ranges are from 5 to 130 km.
The missile is guided to the target in the final section by signals from an anti-jamming active radar guidance system. The defeat of the target is provided by a penetrating high-explosive fragmentation part, which is detonated by the signals of a contact explosive device. On the marching section, the rocket moves at a height of 5-10 meters and, thanks to the high accuracy of the radio altimeter, can track sea waves up to 3-5 meters high. Flight weight - 603 kg. When launched from a ground or ship launcher, it is launched obliquely by a booster and at this time the rocket is practically uncontrollable. Its trajectory does not allow attacking ships at a distance of less than 5 km. For example, there is the trajectory of a harpoon, the trajectory of the X-35 is very similar to it.

The flight path of the Kh-35 anti-ship missiles when launching a missile from a surface ship or from a ground-based launcher

The 3M-24 missile is placed in the 3S-34 transport and launch container (manufacturer JSC Krasny Gidropress, Taganrog under the control of military representatives), which is a metal cylinder with internal guides. From the ends it is closed with lids opened by a spring mechanism after the pyrobolts are triggered. In its central part there are rectangular frames that serve to combine the transport and launch container into packages and fasten them to the launcher.

Manufacturing plant transport and launch container 3S-34 OAO Krasny Gidropress, Taganrog

Compared to the aircraft modification, to reduce the size of the TPK, the wing of the rocket is foldable, and a starting solid-propellant booster is additionally placed in the rear. After using the rocket, it is possible to reuse the container during restoration work. The launcher is a metal structure (frame) fixed on the foundation at an angle of 35 degrees relative to the horizontal plane of the ship. Each launcher is designed to accommodate four missiles in transport and launch containers. The installation may also include a device for placing a package with containers on it. Launchers, provide not only the launch of missiles and storage on the ship, but also their shockless loading into the TPK on the ship when the sea is rough. They also reduce to a level acceptable for a rocket the running, shock and impulse overloads that occur, for example, in the explosion near a ship of mines, bombs and other weapons. Monitoring the state of the rocket, entering the flight task and carrying out launch operations are automated; cold start preparation time is 60 seconds. An important feature of the 3M-24 rocket is its unification (according to carriers) due to its relatively small weight and size characteristics. The ship version of the rocket significantly expands combat capabilities surface ships Navy. Small dimensions and relatively low cost, combined with high combat capabilities, determine a very wide range of ships equipped with Kh-35 missiles: from light missile boats to destroyers.

The ship modification X-35 is part of the armament of the following ships:
- missile boats of projects: 1241 "Lightning", 10411 "Firefly", 20970 "Katran";
- project corvettes: 20380 "Tiger" (Guarding), 25 "Kurki" (India), 25A "Kora" (India);
- frigates (patrol ships) of projects: 11540 "Hawk" (Fearless), 11541 "Corsair", 11661 "Gepard" (Tatarstan), 22460 "Rubin", 16 "Godvari" (India), 16A "Brahmaputra" (India);
- large anti-submarine ships of projects: 61 "Komsomolets of Ukraine" (modernized according to project 01090);
- destroyer destroyers of projects: 15 "Delhi" (India).

Missile boat "R-44" with anti-ship missiles 3M-24 "Uranus"

According to the manufacturer, almost any ship (including civilian ones) can be equipped with the Uran missile system in a short time. The ship's ammunition can vary widely depending on the tasks being solved and technical limitations. Thus, when replacing outdated systems in service, the missile ammunition can be increased from 4 to 16 or more units without increasing the displacement, worsening the ship's architecture and habitability. On the Black Sea Fleet such an example is the TFR "Sharp-witted". This big anti-submarine ship project 61 during its modernization in 1990-95. under project 01090, in place of the existing two removed RBU-1000, received 8 guides for containers of Uran anti-ship missiles.

Launchers of the anti-ship complex "Uranus" on the TFR "Sharp-witted" (photo by A. Brichevsky, October 24, 2008).

On the basis of 3M-24, in addition to the ship complex "Uranus", the coastal anti-ship complex "Bal" was created, as well as an aviation version (two modifications: for aircraft - the Kh-35U missile and helicopters - the Kh-35V missile).

Mobile (mobile) coastal missile system "Bal-E". Launch of anti-ship missile type 3M-24E (Kh-35E)

Mobile (mobile) coastal missile system "Bal-E" with anti-ship missile type 3M-24E (Kh-35E) is designed to control the torrential zones and territorial waters, as well as to protect naval bases, coastal facilities and coastal areas.

Missile complex "Uranus" aviation modification - aircraft missiles X-35U.

Anti-ship missiles X-35 under the wing of a MiG-29K ship fighter

The scheme of application of the Kh-35 anti-ship cruise missile from carrier aircraft

The Kh-35 missile is equipped with a dual guidance system. On the initial stage flight, after its launch, the inertial guidance system works, the coordinates of the target in which are laid before launch from the carrier aircraft (you can use the data of AWACS aircraft). At the final stage of the flight, the rocket switches to homing from the active radar system. The missile warhead weighing 145 kg allows you to confidently attack sea targets up to a cruiser class. The launch of a rocket usually occurs from the maximum range.

The helicopter version of the X-35V missile can be used from Ka-27 and Ka-28 helicopters, the aircraft version can be used from MiG-29K, MiG-29SMT, Su-30MK, Su-35, Yak-141 fighters, Su-24M front-line bomber, Tu-142M anti-submarine aircraft and other carriers. The firing range of all variants of the rocket is up to 130 km.

Anti-ship missiles X-35 on the suspension of a modified Ka-27 helicopter

Ka-32A7 anti-ship helicopter armed with Kh-35 anti-ship missiles

Ka-32A7 is an anti-ship helicopter developed by the Design Bureau named after V.I. Kamov on the basis of the Ka-32A multi-purpose helicopter. It is an armed version of the helicopter for the protection of the 200-mile maritime economic zone. The helicopter is armed with Kh-35 anti-ship missiles.

The Kh-35E anti-ship missile (ASM) is designed to destroy missile, torpedo, and artillery boats, surface ships with a displacement of up to 5,000 tons, and sea transports. Anti-ship missiles X-35E can be equipped with:

• shipborne missile systems of the "Uran-E" type;
• mobile coastal missile systems of the "Bal-E" type;
• combat aviation complexes tactical and naval aviation, search and patrol aircraft and helicopters.

The Kh-35E missile can be used in simple and difficult weather conditions, day and night, in conditions of fire and electronic countermeasures enemy. The low level of visibility of the missile is ensured by its small dimensions, the limiting low-altitude flight path, as well as a special guidance algorithm that provides maximum stealth for the use of an active radar homing head by the missile. Target designation can come both from the onboard means of the carrier and from external sources.

Modifications

• X-35(3M24) - anti-ship missiles for coastal systems and surface ships
• X-35U- unified anti-ship missiles for the Russian Navy, launch range 260 km.
• Kh-35UE- export version of the Kh-35U - unified. In 2009, a significantly revised modification of the Kh-35 missile was presented, which received the designation Kh-35UE. A new, half the size turbofan engine was used, the design of the air channel was changed, which made it possible to increase the fuel supply. These measures have led to a doubling of the maximum range of the missile - up to 260 km. A new combined guidance system was used in the rocket, which, in addition to the previously used inertial and active radar homing systems, also satellite navigation. The upgraded active-passive radar homing "Gran-K" allows you to capture targets at a distance of 50 km, against 20 km for the basic version. Status (as of August 17, 2011): being tested
• Kh-35V- Anti-ship missiles for helicopters
• Kh-35EV- an export version of anti-ship missiles adapted to the operating conditions in Vietnam, for the Uran-EV ship-based missile system, work on which is being carried out by the KTRV corporation in the interests of the Vietnamese Armed Forces
• Kh-35E(3M24E) - export version of Kh-35
• 3M-24EMB- missile training options supplied to Vietnam

Specifications

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One of the main trends in recent military affairs is the unification of weapons and equipment. Through the use of common components it is possible to systems and reduce the cost of their operation. One example of this approach is the Kh-35 anti-ship missile. Depending on the version, it can be used by aircraft, helicopters, ships and coastal complexes. Versatility in use greatly increases the potential of the missile on the battlefield.

Rocket X-35: history of creation

To begin with, let's figure out what the rocket had to go through before becoming the property of the Russian Navy. Initially, it was assumed that the Kh-35 missile would be installed on boats and ships with an average displacement. It was to be used as part of the missile system (RK) "Uranus". Development began in April 1984. The project manager was G. I. Khokhlov. Main part design work was assigned to the Design Bureau "Zvezda". It was assumed that the Kh-35 Uran missile would be used to destroy ships with a displacement of not more than 5,000 tons. The terms of reference required that she be able to launch both single and salvo fire. The Kh-35 missile was supposed to work equally well in any weather conditions, at any time of the day and even when the enemy uses air defense and electronic warfare systems.

general characteristics

In terms of aerodynamics, the rocket is made according to the usual scheme: X-shaped wing and tail. The outer surface of the housing is formed by several cylinders. The middle and tail sections are asymmetrical: there is a gondola below, in front of which an air intake is installed. The rocket has a solid-propellant launch booster, which is made in the form of a cylinder and has an empennage that is laid out at launch.

The total length of the rocket is 3.85 m. If you install an accelerator on it, this figure increases to 4.44 m. The body diameter does not exceed 0.42 m. The wingspan in the unfolded state is 1.33 m. In the basic configuration with an accelerator, the rocket X-35 weighs 600 kg.

Layout

A similar arrangement can be found on other products of this class. In the head part is the equipment of the homing head. It is followed by the combat component. In the middle part is the air intake channel, "dressed" in the fuel tank. In the tail of the rocket stands In the free parts of the hull is located optional equipment. The starting accelerator has a completely simple design. Only solid propellant can be placed inside its cylindrical body

Guidance system

The architecture of guidance systems was affected by the need for guaranteed capture and destruction of a target in any jamming environment. The missile was equipped with a combined guidance system. During the cruising flight, she also had to use a radio altimeter. And when the missile enters the target area, the active radar system of the GOS should be activated, the task of which was to search for and defeat the target.

The ARGS-35, an active radar homing head, was used in the missile project. It allows you to detect and pursue a target with a high degree of reliability. The antenna system is located in the head of the rocket. She was dressed in a radio transparent fairing. The review of the horizontal sector had a width of 90 degrees (45 degrees to the right and left of the rocket axis). The vertical view was not as wide: from -10 to +20 degrees. The first versions of the missile had a target detection range of up to 20 km.

Warhead

The penetrating warhead, whose weight is 145 kilograms, was installed behind the homing head. Due to the high-explosive-incendiary action, the warhead should hit ships with a displacement of up to 5000 tons. It has a strong hull with thick walls, which allows you to break through the side of an enemy ship and carry out an undermining inside. Thus, it is possible to obtain the maximum destructive effect.

Engine

As already mentioned, the turbojet engine is located in the tail section of the hull. Its thrust reaches 450 kgf. The motor is started using a squib and runs on aviation kerosene. Power point of this type allows the rocket to reach speeds of up to 280 m/s and fly from 7 to 130 km. As for the solid-propellant booster, it is needed when using a rocket as part of the Uranus rocket launcher. With its help, the X-35 missile, the characteristics of which we are considering today, leaves the transport and launch container. When the projectile is launched, this motor is reset and the main main engine is activated.

Control

The Kh-35 cruise missile received a very successful control system, which makes it possible to achieve high levels of efficiency in combat. On the marching section, the rocket flies at a height of no more than 15 meters above the water level. When the search for a target and guidance on it begins, this indicator drops to 4 m. Due to the low flight altitude and small scattering area, the probability of timely detection, tracking and attack of the missile by enemy air defense systems is reduced.

The operation of Kh-35 missiles is facilitated to some extent by automating the launch preparation process. The state of the combat unit and the introduction of a flight mission are controlled automatically. In total, the preparation takes no more than 1 minute. The Kh-35 missile, which is intended for use by ships and ground-based missile systems, was delivered in a cylindrical transport and launch container. Air-based versions are supplied in the same way, but are launched from standard aircraft or helicopter armament.

Development delay

During the review of the sketch, which the employees of the Design Bureau "Zvezda" made in a few months, some shortcomings were identified. In particular, the non-compliance of the active radar system with the requirements assigned to it. Additional time was spent on finalizing and improving the project. The pilot launch from a ground installation took place in November 1985. This and several subsequent launches were unsuccessful.

The first successful launch took place in January 1987. However, the development of on-board systems was still ongoing. Until 1992, Zvezda Design Bureau with related enterprises conducted 13 more launches. Due to the lack of a full-fledged sample of an active radar system, the test missiles were equipped with its imitation.

Due to the collapse of the USSR and a number of economic problems work on the X-35 project has practically ceased. In the period from 1992 to 1997, only four prototypes were built and tested. Defense spending was also cut, so the first order for the Uran complex with the X-35 missile was made by a foreign customer.

Uran-E

In 1994, the Indian Navy ordered Russian complexes"Uran-E". The letter "E" means export modification. The ship-based missile complex includes: a missile, a launcher, a control system and equipment for testing ammunition. It can be installed on all kinds of ships and boats. The launcher consists of a metal frame equipped with mounts for containers. The design assumes that the X-35 rocket will launch at an angle of 35 degrees.

The automated control system, which is entrusted with the functions of checking missiles, entering tasks and other operations, is performed in the form of a pair of containers. This allows you to mount the equipment on any suitable ships and boats. One container occupies 15 and the other 5 m 2 .

Thanks to the Indian order, the development was nevertheless completed, and the serial production of missiles began. In 1996, the first components of the complex were handed over to the customer, and at the end of the same year, work was completed on arming the destroyer INS Delhi with X-35 missiles. In the future, several more Indian ships received similar weapons.

In the early 2000s, the situation with the financing of the Armed Forces changed for the better. As a result, by 2003, the Uran complex with the Kh-35 missile was finally finalized and adopted by Russia.

"Ball"

Around the same time that "Uranus" entered service Naval Forces, the development of the Bal coastal missile system, which also worked with the Kh-35 missile, was completed. The tasks of the coastal complex included monitoring territorial waters and defending all kinds of naval facilities. Thanks to a wide range capabilities complex "Ball" in a timely manner detects and attacks enemy ships.

The high mobility of the complex is due to the fact that its main components are made in the form of self-propelled vehicles built on the basis of the MAZ-7930. The complex can be deployed at a distance of up to 10 kilometers from the coast. Its total ammunition load is 64 missiles.

Aviation version

In the mid-2000s, the development of an aviation version of the Kh-35 missile was completed. For helicopters, a separate modification with the index "B" was proposed. Its main difference was the presence of a starting accelerator. It was designed with a small rocket that is launched from an airplane in mind, no booster needed at all.

Compact version

In 2011, a launcher for the X-35 missile was developed, disguised as a 20-foot container. Four transport and launch containers with missiles and the entire set of equipment necessary for control were installed inside. What prospects this project has is still unknown.

X-35U

The development of the Kh-35 rocket was the Kh-35U version, which, thanks to the introduction of new equipment, has twice the speed. In addition, it can successfully hit the enemy from a distance of 260 km. All this was achieved thanks to the new engine and the redesigned air intake duct, which allows you to increase the fuel capacity.

In 2009, a modernized version of the X-35U was born, which received an additional index "E". It was intended for sale abroad. The main difference of the project was the new guidance systems, which increased the target detection range to 50 kilometers.

Users

On the this moment rocket Kh-35, specifications which we reviewed today, is used mainly in the troops of Russia, India and Vietnam. To date, several hundred such missiles have been built. As for foreign customers, they are most interested in ship-based complexes. The Uranus aviation missile system with the X-35 missile is not yet in demand among exporting countries. According to some foreign sources, the Russian missile was copied by North Korean designers. If this is true, then it is quite possible that the DPRK is also making missiles for sale, which means that more states may be armed with them than officially known.

X-35 Uran anti-ship missile designed to destroy enemy surface ships with a displacement of up to 5000 tons. Actively used in the Russian Navy. The Kh-35 "Uranus" missile is distinguished by its small dimensions, mass application, and versatility.

The need for a universal anti-ship missile arose in the USSR in the late 1970s. However, universal missiles did not reach mass operation, but Russia still got the developments and experimental and small-scale copies. The vast majority of aircraft, ships, submarines and coastal missile systems are Russian-made.

Rocket X-35 "Uranus" can use:

1. Aviation
- multipurpose fighters Su-30SM, Su-35S;
- front-line bombers Su-24, Su-34 "Duckling";
- multipurpose light fighters MiG-29SMT;
- helicopters Ka-27, Ka-28, Ka-52K.

2. Navy ships
— frigates
- project 22380 corvettes;
- patrol ship "Yaroslav the Wise" project 11540;
— missile boats;
- nuclear submarines of project 885 "Ash" and a modernized version of 885M "Ash-M".

3. Coastal missile systems "Bal".

Anti-ship missiles X-35 on the MiG-29SMT fighter

Start X-35 from the ship

Rocket launch from DBK "Bal"

Description

The rocket has two stages (the aviation version has one) - a launch booster and a sustainer engine.
Length, m:
- ship / coastal / helicopter-based: 4.4
- aircraft-based: 3.85
Wingspan, m: 1.33
Rocket diameter, m: 0.42
starting weight, kg:
- ship / coast-based: 600 (670)
- helicopter-based: 610 (650)
— aircraft-based: 520 (550).
Warhead: high-explosive penetrating type weighing 145 kg.

The maximum missile launch range is 260 km. The missile flies at subsonic speeds at ultra-low altitudes (in the march section: 10-15 m, in the final section: 3-4 m). The rocket speed is about Mach 0.8-0.85.

The X-35 has an ARLGSN (active radar homing head with a slotted antenna array) that allows the missile to autonomously search for a target. When launched at a long range, a missile needs only external target designation. The missile seeker is designed to detect small targets.

Advantages

The X-35 missile has small dimensions and low weight. These qualities make it possible to adapt the rocket to almost any ships, aircraft, coastal complexes. The experience of previous decades has shown that heavy specialized missiles require the construction of expensive carriers with large tonnage (ship, submarine) and large takeoff weight (aircraft).

American AGM-84 "Harpoon"

Comparison with the AGM-84 "Harpoon" missile

The Kh-35 has a long range, a large warhead and great versatility.
The missile system "Uranus" has a ground-based modification - the mobile coastal missile system "Bal". The launcher of the complex has 12 Kh-35 missiles. The ability to use ground-based carriers greatly enhances the effectiveness and relevance of the Kh-35 missile. Coastal complexes are capable of covering the coast from enemy landing ships.

If you place the complex on the island, you will get an “unsinkable cruiser”, since with the proper use of the “Ball” complex, it will be possible to deliver serious missile strikes against enemy ships of all classes. Ship squadrons will also be vulnerable to Kh-35 missiles. The coastal complex "Bal" is able to reliably close the strait, bay or fjord from the attack of enemy ships or landing forces from the sea. According to this indicator, the AGM-84 Harpoon is seriously inferior to the X-35. The maximum range of "Harpoon" aircraft-based 280 km, submarines 90 km and ships 150 km.

Difference from P-800 "Onyx"

There is also a universal supersonic missile P-800 "Onyx". The P-800 combines with the X-35 small dimensions, versatility, and the presence of various modifications. At first glance, both missiles do not have any distinctive features except for airspeed. However, missiles have slightly different application concepts.

Supersonic anti-ship missiles "Yakhont" - export version of the P-800 "Onyx"

Russia has achieved the greatest success in the development of supersonic anti-ship missiles. The high speed of missiles makes it difficult to intercept them. anti-aircraft missiles. Also high speed allows a supersonic rocket to fly in a short period of time: from two to three minutes to several tens of minutes. For such short period time, the surface target will not have time to go a long distance, which allows the missile guidance systems not to lose the target.

The high speed of the missile makes it difficult to intercept. However, for this reason, when flying on maximum range 300 km, the rocket flies most of the flight at an altitude of 10-14 km, after which it descends to a height of 15-20 meters, flies the last few tens of kilometers. The rocket also has a low-altitude flight mode, flying 140 km at low altitude.

The X-35 has the advantage that the missile consumes significantly less fuel due to the fact that it flies at subsonic speeds. Rockets flying at subsonic speeds use only slightly more fuel than if they were flying at high altitudes. For this reason, the rocket is able to fly the entire flight at low altitude, the Kh-35 does not have a "shortened" flight like the P-800. The sea and coastal version of the X-35 has a range of 120 km, aviation 300 km.

prospects

The Kh-35 Uran missiles, along with the Zirkon (3M22), P-800 Onyx, Kalibr, Kh-31, Kh-59, Kh-22, Kh-55/555 and Kh-101 missiles, will the main means of countering enemy ship groups (including aircraft carrier strike groups).

X-35 "Uranus" will be actively used in the Aerospace Forces and Naval Aviation. Kh-35 is an ideal aviation missile for tactical aviation. The launch weight of 500-600 kg allows the missile to be used by almost any tactical aircraft.

RCC X-35 "Uranus" has great prospects for export. At present, Algeria, China, India and Vietnam have already purchased export versions of the X-35. Export versions are somewhat inferior in terms of performance characteristics to domestic ones for the superiority of the Russian armed forces.

It is also planned to modernize Tu-22M3 strategic bombers, which, after modernization, will be able to use Kh-35 Uran missiles.

/Alexander Rastegin/

The development of the Uranus shipborne complex with the X-35 cruise missile (another name for the ship-based missile is 3M24) for arming small boats and ships of medium displacement was set by the Decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR and the Central Committee of the CPSU of April 16, 1984. The parent enterprise is the developer of OKB Zvezda, the chief designer is G.I. Khokhlov.

The Uran complex consists of a sea-based anti-ship cruise missile, a transport and launch container, a launcher, a ship-based automated control system and a complex of ground equipment with missile test equipment.

The 3M24 missile of the Uran anti-ship missile system is designed to destroy ships with a displacement of up to 5000 tons and is similar in design to the American Harpoon anti-ship missile. The missile is designed for combat use day and night, in any weather conditions, with intense interference and enemy fire resistance. The missile can be used both singly and in salvo.

The 3M24 cruise missile, which is part of the Uranus shipborne missile system, surpasses the world's best missile weapons of this class in terms of its weight and dimensions. The rocket is made according to the normal aerodynamic scheme and has a folding wing and plumage. The rocket airframe is made of aluminum alloys. The air intake of the propulsion turbojet engine is located in the lower part of the hull. The cruise missile in ship and helicopter versions is equipped with a folding cruciform plumage of large elongation and a starting solid-propellant booster located in tandem with the main booster. On the helicopter version, the solid propellant rocket engine has a lower total impulse. Warhead - high-explosive fragmentation, penetrating.

The missile is equipped with a combined control system, which includes an autopilot and an active radar homing head (GOS) with a high degree of protection against enemy electronic interference. There is a variant of a missile with a thermal imaging seeker. The missile's radar seeker provides: detection of a surface target, selection of a target to be hit, determination of the target's position in azimuth and elevation, range to the target and speed of approach to the target, output of target coordinates to the missile guidance system.

Control of the missile in flight, its stabilization on a given trajectory and the withdrawal to the area of ​​​​the intended location of the target is provided by an inertial control system. The missile is guided to the target in the final section by signals from an anti-jamming active radar guidance system. The defeat of the target is provided by a penetrating high-explosive fragmentation part, which is detonated by the signals of a contact explosive device. On the marching section, the rocket moves at a height of 5-10 meters and, thanks to the high accuracy of the radio altimeter, can track sea waves up to 3-5 meters high.

The 3M24 missile is placed in a transport and launch container, which is a metal cylinder with internal guides. From the ends it is closed with lids opened by a spring mechanism after the pyrobolts are triggered. In its central part there are rectangular frames that serve to combine the transport and launch container into packages and fasten them to the launcher. After using the rocket, it is possible to reuse the container during restoration work. The launcher is a metal structure (frame) fixed on the foundation at an angle of 35 degrees relative to the horizontal plane of the ship. Each launcher is designed to accommodate four missiles in transport and launch containers. The installation may also include a device for placing a package with containers on it.

Launchers provide not only the launch of missiles and storage on the ship, but also their shockless loading into the TPK on the ship during rough seas. They also reduce to a level acceptable for a rocket the running, shock and impulse overloads that occur, for example, in the explosion near a ship of mines, bombs and other weapons. Monitoring the state of the rocket, entering the flight task and carrying out launch operations are automated; cold start preparation time is 60 seconds.

An important feature of the 3M24 missile is its unification (according to carriers) due to its relatively small weight and size characteristics. The ship version of the missile significantly expands the combat capabilities of surface ships of the Navy. So, when replacing obsolete systems in service, the missile ammunition can be increased from 4 to 16 or more units without increasing the displacement, worsening the architecture and habitability of the ship. In the Black Sea Fleet, the Smetlivy TFR can serve as such an example. This large anti-submarine ship of project 61 during its modernization in 1990-95. under project 01090, in place of the existing two removed RBU-1000, received 8 guides for containers of Uran anti-ship missiles.

On the basis of 3M24, in addition to the ship complex "Uranus", a coastal anti-ship complex "Bal" was created, as well as an aviation version (two modifications: for aircraft - the Kh-35U missile and for helicopters - the Kh-35V missile).

The helicopter version of the missile can be used from Ka-27 and Ka-28 helicopters, the aircraft version can be used from MiG-29K, MiG-29SMT, Su-30MK, Su-35, Yak-141 fighters, Su-24M front-line bomber, Tu anti-submarine aircraft -142M and other carriers. The firing range of all variants of the rocket is up to 130 km.