Neptune (R-360)
Country: 
UkraineManufacturer: Luch Design Bureau
«RK-360MC Neptune»
CruiseAnti-shipUkraine2021In service
Ukrainian subsonic anti-ship cruise missile derived from the Kh-35, famous for sinking the cruiser Moskva.
Cruise//Anti-ship
ID — R-360-NEPTUNEUkraine · Luch Design Bureau
RK-360MC Neptune
Ukrainian subsonic anti-ship cruise missile derived from the Kh-35, famous for sinking the cruiser Moskva.
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Identity
- Designation
- Neptune (R-360)
- Alias
- RK-360MC Neptune
- Manufacturer
- Luch Design Bureau
- Country
- Ukraine
- Year
- 2021
- Category
- Cruise
- All sub-types
- Anti-ship
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 280 km
- Top speed
- Mach 0.8
- Guidance
- INS + GPS + radar attivo terminale + sea-skimming
- Warhead
- HE-frag 150 kg
- CEP
- 3 m
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Lanciatori costieri RK-360MC / varianti navali e terrestri in sviluppo
- Length
- 5.05 m
- Launch weight
- 870 kg
Combat use
- ▸Black Sea 2022 — strike that led to the loss of the Russian cruiser Moskva; later also used in adapted land-attack roles.
Tags
Anti-ship
Main operators
Ukraine
History
Fielded shortly before Russia's 2022 invasion, Neptune gave Kyiv a credible coastal-strike capability and a symbolically decisive weapon against the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
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