The Russian Federation adapts missiles P-500, P-700 and P-1000 to strike for land purposes-the media

These ammunition, in addition to their main task - the fight against warships, will have to be capable of striking ground objects of infrastructure of the intended enemy. The Bulgarian Military Viewers reported August 27. The material states that the idea of ​​modernizing the above missiles, whose arsenal is quite large in the Russians, originated against the background of the efficiency of the anti-ship missile P-800 "Onyx", which proved their power during ground tests.

It is noted that according to Russian experts, P-500, P-700 and P-1000 will also be effective for lesions. This type of weapons has been placed on ships and submarines of the USSR for decades. For example, P-700 "Granite" was based on submarines "Granite" and "Antey". The supersonic missile P-500 "Basalt" was based exclusively on the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov", and P-1000 "Volkan" was located on the missile cruisers "Marshal Ustinov" and "Varangian".

However, due to the fact that most of the carriers were decommissioned and subsequently destroyed, rockets would seem to have lost their relevance. In addition, more modern missiles "Caliber" and "Zircon" have been arrived in the Russian army. Although rockets such as P-700 Granite and even more powerful P-1000 "Volcano", continue to be officially armed with several ships and submarines of the Navy.

With regard to their possible modernization, the observers noted that the transition of these missiles to striking for land purposes is a serious problem because of a complex and diverse land topography. "The difficulties of earthly landscapes require a comprehensive revision and further modernization of available missile technology. There is a chance that Russian engineers are currently solving this problem," the publication reads.

According to some reports, these missiles have already begun to integrate Glodass systems and inertial guidance systems. This process will allegedly complete no earlier than six months or even more.

According to the Deputy Director of the Project on the Anti -Practical Defense of the Strategic and International Research Center, Jan Williams, the decision to modernize this rocket line is caused by the desire of Russians to throw Ukraine's airspace to bring some confusion in Ukrainian air defense and thus weaken its combat efficiency. But it also speaks of the hasty of the invaders and the desire to provide in a short time with enough powerful rocket weapons.

"The X-22 missile is one of the main remedies in the Russian arsenal designed to counteract the US Navy or NATO forces. However, it intrigues the fact that these missiles are used to damage residential buildings and warehouses. This approach is striking in its short term. It is like a hasty The use of all resources available at hand in any thinking way, "Williams emphasized.