Print Russian President Vladimir Putin said that apply in Syria winged long-range missiles, “caliber”, and X-101 can be equipped with nuclear warheads.
The announcement It was made in the framework of a working meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. During the meeting the head of the Defense Ministry of the Russian Federation reported to the President about the discovery flight recorder from the downed Turkish Air Force Russian military aircraft in Syria.
Sergey Shoigu also reported the first use of cruise missiles “Caliber” submarine “Rostov-on- Don “from the Mediterranean Sea on terrorist targets in Syria.
Vladimir Putin, in turn, said the possibility of equipping nuclear-tipped cruise missiles” Calibre “, as well as the X-101 (new CBRC” air-to-surface “used strategic bombers Tu-160 on a par with the modifications of cruise missiles X-55, which use strategic bombers Tu-95).
At the same time, Putin expressed the hope that the use of new Russian cruise missiles, long-range nuclear version “ never need “:
Sergei Shoigu: “Vladimir Vladimirovich, in accordance with your instructions, from December 5, increased the intensity of the attacks, prepared and launched a massive air-missile attack using strategic bombers Tu-22 from the Russian Federation. For the first time applied the cruise missiles” Caliber “submarine” Rostov-on -Don “from the Mediterranean Sea.
As a result, aircraft and submarine fleet conducted successful launches – all targets hit. Once again, the cruise missiles “Caliber” shown to be effective over long distances. We tested himself launch of missiles and their flight, and certainly otfiksirovali hitting the targets. The objectives were two major points of terrorists on the territory of Raqqa “.
Putin: ” The boat spent launches from a submerged position? “
Sergei Shoigu: ” Yes, Vladimir Vladimirovich, boat launches conducted from a submerged position, because which, you remember, in May, you gave the order to check our new weapons in all its application environments – from the air, from the water. We let the sea missiles of the Caspian Flotilla. Now we have tested and have shown real starts from the Mediterranean Sea on the real objectives. We warned our colleagues in Israel and the United States that today we will carry out such launches. Prior to this position from the freeboard this boat we shot in the northern seas, the Northern Fleet “.
Putin: “About the shock from a submarine. We must, of course, to analyze everything that happens on the battlefield, how the weapon. And “Caliber” and Kh-101 as a whole proved to be very good. This new, modern and highly efficient, we now understand it, high-precision weapons, with can be equipped with both a conventional warhead and a special warhead that is, with nuclear content.
Of course, in the fight against terrorism it did not need to hopefully never need. But overall it represents a significant movement forward in terms of improvement of weapons and equipment that comes into the Russian army and navy “.
Cruise missiles 3M14″ Calibre “, according to open source , is a further development on the basis of the CD 3M10 “Pomegranate”. This missile system previously used on submarines of the Navy of the USSR and has a range of application up to 2 600 km.
In 2012, the commander of the Caspian Flotilla, Rear Admiral Sergei Alekminsky commented testing patrol ship “Dagestan”, referring to the theme of firing range of the Kyrgyz Republic “Calibre”:
In 2015, forces of the Russian Navy (and including TFR” Dagestan “) for the first time combat conditions applied KR “Caliber” for the purposes of the terrorist group IG (banned in Russia).
The strategic cruise missiles X-101 in 2015 and were first used in combat on terrorist targets in Syria. According to from public sources, X-101 has a range of 5,500 km.
CBRC X-101 at one of two six-drums Tu-160
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