KSR-2
Sign in to saveThe Raduga KSR-2 (NATO reporting name: AS-5 "Kelt") was a Soviet cruise missile developed to replace the KS-1 Komet (NATO: AS-1 "Kennel"). It was developed in 1958 and entered service in 1962. The missile was normally armed with a conventional high-explosive warhead, although it could be fitted with a one-megaton nuclear warhead.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- KSR-2
- Weapon.image
- Крылатые ракеты и БПЛА-КСР-11, Полтава-4 RP2945.jpg
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.type
- Air-launched cruise missile
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1962 to 1990 (approx)
- Weapon.used_by
- Soviet Union, Egypt, Iraq
- Weapon.wars
- Yom Kippur War, Iran–Iraq War
- Weapon.design_date
- 1958
- Weapon.manufacturer
- MKB Raduga
- Weapon.number
- 1,000 +
- Weapon.variants
- KSR-11 anti-radiation missileKRM-2 (MV-1) target drone
- Weapon.spec_label
- KSR-2
- Weapon.weight
- 4,077 kg
- Weapon.length
- 8.647 m
- Weapon.width
- 4.522 m (wingspan)
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8 sectionsContents
- Development
- Description
- Variants
- Combat history
- Operators
- Former operators
- Notes
- References
The Raduga KSR-2 (NATO reporting name: AS-5 "Kelt") was a Soviet cruise missile developed to replace the KS-1 Komet (NATO: AS-1 "Kennel"). It was developed in 1958 and entered service in 1962. The missile was normally armed with a conventional high-explosive warhead, although it could be fitted with a one-megaton nuclear warhead.
==Development== Flight testing of the missile as part of the K-16 weapon system in 1958, with two missiles being carried on BD-352 pylons under the wings of a modified Tu-16 bomber designated as Tu-16KSR-2. The bomber was fitted with a newly developed Roobin-1K (Ruby) search and target illumination radar which has a maximum range of approximately 200 kilometers. During the tests, missiles were fired at ships and ground targets.