Ministry of Defense has decided to return to the ranks of average X-22-range aircraft guided missiles, break the news.
For many years they were the main fire bombers Tu-22M3, but in the early 2000s were retired. Their modernization was not provided.
Who decided to upgrade the remaining stored X-22, and put back into service.
Defense data Por, all will be upgraded 32 units. The works will be carried out over three years. The total cost will be about 300 million. rubles.
"Production X 22 engaged Engineering Design Bureau “Rainbow” (today part of the Tactical Missiles Corporation). Only about it has been released 3 thousand. various modifications similar products. Equipment ammunition depends on the task: it can carry a conventional high-explosive thermonuclear charge or cumulative ", - the article says.
Modified ammunition in their characteristics significantly exceed rocket, on the basis of which it was created. In modernized X-22 is set larger motor, simultaneously reduced warhead and increased the volume of fuel tanks. This is almost two times - up to 1 thousand. km - allows you to extend the range of their application, said military expert Alexei Leonkov.
Besides, According to him, "a missile equipped with a new noise-radar and inertial guidance system with radio command correction and binding to the terrain, instead of autopilot is set automatic control system ". The upgraded version is created for operations in conditions of strong opposition from the enemy missile.
The first X-22 is designed to destroy enemy ships, radar stations and well-fortified strategic targets.
