R-360 Neptune

R-360 Neptune
R-360 Neptune at Arms and Security exhibition 2021
TypeAnti-ship missile
Cruise missile
Place of originUkraine
Service history
In service2021–present
Used byUkrainian Navy
WarsRusso-Ukrainian War
Production history
DesignerLuch Design Bureau[1]
Specifications
Mass870 kg (1,920 lb)[1]
Length5.05 m (16.6 ft)
Diameter38 cm (15 in)
Warhead weight150 kg (330 lb)

EngineMotor Sich MS400 turbofan
Operational
range
Over 200 km (120 mi) up to 300 km (190 mi) [1][2][3]
Maximum speed Subsonic[1]

R-360 Neptune (Ukrainian: Р-360 «Нептун», romanizedR-360 "Neptun") is a Ukrainian subsonic cruise missile with all-weather capabilities developed by the Luch Design Bureau in Kyiv as an anti-ship missile, with a later variant for land attack. Neptune's design is based on the Soviet Kh-35 subsonic anti-ship missile, with substantially improved range, targeting and electronics equipment.[4][better source needed] It has a range of over 200 kilometres.

The system requirement was for a single missile to defeat surface warships and transport vessels with a displacement of up to 9,000 tonnes, either in convoys or moving individually. The first training missile divizion (battalion) entered service with the Ukrainian Navy in March 2021,[5] with the first operational naval use in 2022. The land-attack variant has a new guidance system and was first fielded and used in 2023.

  1. ^ a b c d "Neptun Anti-Ship Cruise Missile". Military-Today.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  2. ^ Нептун успішно вразив морську ціль [Neptune successfully hit a naval target]. Ukrainian Military Portal, mil.in.ua (in Ukrainian). 17 August 2018. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. ^ "LUCH, State Kyiv Design Bureau" (PDF). State Kyiv Design Bureau, LUCH. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  4. ^ Episkopos, Mark (6 February 2019). "Ukraine Is Building Anti-Ship Missiles (In Part Thanks to Russia)". The National Interest. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference first-neptune-cruise-missile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).