Russian
company Concern Morinformsystem-Agat conducts test of its Club-K container
Missile System
Russian
Company Concern Morinformsystem-Agat JSC reported it conducted tests with
its Club-K Club-K Container Missile System on August 22nd.
According to the press release, the missiles being test fired were KH-35UE
anti-ship missiles.
Concern Morinformsystem-Agat JSC also announced that similar tests of
the system was being conducted with 3M-54E and 3M-14E missiles.
(Video:
Concern Morinformsystem-Agat)
Club-K Container Missile System is designed to hit
surface and land targets with various missiles. Club-K Missile System
can be installed on coastal positions, surface ships and vessels of different
classes, railway and semi-truck platforms. The System is housed in a 40-feet
standard marine container. Functionally Club-K Missile System consists
of a Universal Launching Module (ULM), a Combat Management Module (CMM)
and an Energy-Supply and Life-Support Module (ES&LSM).
The KH-35U is a subsonic anti-ship missile capable of hitting targets
at ranges up to 120 kilometers at any time and under any weather conditions.
According to Almaz Antey Concern, 3M-54E missiles are designed to destroy
adversary surface ships of various type (either single or within a group)
in conditions of deliberate countermeasures. 3M-14E are designed to destroy
stationary land targets in enemy territory (ammunition and fuel depots,
army command posts, seaports infrastructures, airfield etc.). 3M-54E and
3M-14E missiles have a range in excess of 200 km, they are capable of
sea-skimming flight (4.6
m alitutde) with supersonic terminal speed at final stage (2.9
mach).
