RPK-9 Medvedka

Last updated
SS-N-29
Type Anti-submarine missile
Service history
Used byRussia
Production history
Designer Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology
Specifications
Mass800 kg (1,800 lb)
Length5.53 m (18.1 ft)
Diameter400 mm (16 in)
WarheadMPT-1UE-Torpedo

Operational
range
20 km (12 mi)

RPK-9 Medvedka ("Mole cricket", NATO Designation SS-N-29) [1] [2] is a modern missile system used to engage submarines. The system consists of a launcher with eight missiles, each with the small torpedo as the warhead. Currently this system is installed on Steregushchiy-class corvettes and will be utilised by the Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate in the future.

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References

  1. "RPK-9 MEDVEDKA / SS-N-29 | Weapons Parade".
  2. "Informatie Over De Tweede Wereldoorlog en Monumenten in Duitsland". Warfare.