| 9M730 Burevestnik | |
|---|---|
| Type | Nuclear-powered cruise missile |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | Under development |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 12 m[1] |
| Effective firing range | Effectively unlimited (due to nuclear powering) |
| Warhead | Thermonuclear |
The 9M730 Burevestnik (Russian: Буревестник; "Storm petrel", NATO reporting name: SSC-X-9 Skyfall)[2][3][4] is a Russian low-flying, nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile under development for the Russian Armed Forces.[2] According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the missile's range is effectively unlimited.[5][6]
The Burevestnik is one of the six new Russian strategic weapons unveiled by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 1 March 2018.[4][7] This effort bears similarity to the discontinued US Project Pluto from 1957, which although functional, was perceived as too provocative, less effective than ICBMs, and presented radiological emissions that made scheduling test flights difficult.[8]
| External videos | |
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 Nuclear-powered cruise missile with unlimited range on YouTube | |
| "Burevestnik" cruise missile in a manufacturing plant on YouTube |
- ^ "Russia claims to have successfully tested its nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile: All you need to know about 9M730 Burevestnik". The Times of India. 6 October 2023.
- ^ a b Trakimavičius, Lukas. "The Future Role of Nuclear Propulsion in the Military" (PDF). NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ Panda, Ankit [@nktpnd] (20 November 2018). "Update from a source: Russia's Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile has a NATO designator – SSC-X-9 SKYFALL. (USIC also calls this missile the KY30.)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Russian nuclear engineers buried after 'Skyfall nuclear' blast". Al Jazeera. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Lendon, Brad (20 July 2018). "Russia shows off new weapons after Trump summit". CNN. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ "What is the Burevestnik missile that Putin says Russia has tested?". Reuters.
- ^ Gady, Franz-Stefan (2 March 2018). "Russia Reveals 'Unstoppable' Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ^ Harkins, Hugh (2019). SLAM, Project Pluto and the Uninhabited Nuclear Powered Bomber. London: Centurion Publishing. pp. 25–26. ISBN 978-1-903630-50-1. OCLC 1286799595.