Russia's Anti-radar Missiles Called 98 Percent Effective Target Ascension In Ukraine

Kh-31 missiles on Russian warplanes. (Wikimedia Commons/Panther)

JAKARTA - A Russian anti-radar missile produced by the Russian Political Missiles Corporation (KTRV), shows the effectiveness of more than 98 percent during special military operations in Ukraine, Russia's defense industry source said.

"Several dozens of anti-radar missiles produced by KTRV were used to strike targets of the Ukrainian armed forces. Practically all of them managed to hit the designated targets," the source said, without naming the missile to TASS as reported October 14.

According to the KTRV product catalog, the missile could be a high-speed Kh-31PD anti-radar missile, designed to attack the air defense system's radar.

According to the catalog, the missile has a range of 250 kilometers. The missile can be launched from an airplane up to 15 km high, at a speed of 1.5 Mach (about 1,700 km/hour), all the time and in all weather conditions.

However, TASS has not been able to officially confirm the information.

It is known, the Kh-31 missile family (NATO reporting code) consists of two types, namely anti-ship and anti-radar. The anti-radar Kh-31PD missile has a range twice as large as the Kh-31PK.

The guide system is inertial without a platform with a broadband passive radar warhead. The universal cluster payload weighs 110 kg and the missile launch weight is 715 kg.

Meanwhile, the KTRV, which was founded on January 24, 2002, was able to produce precision missiles, smart bombs, and cross-air, land and sea weapons systems. In 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the highest national title of Russian Hero to KTRV CEO Boris Obnosov for a "big enough contribution to strengthening the country's defense capabilities."