Context
Recently, Ukraine claimed that it has damaged the Russian Black Sea Fleet Flagship ‘Moskva’ by Neptune Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles.
What are Neptune missiles?
- The Neptune cruise missile is a Ukrainian-manufactured anti-ship missile, fired from shore to ship.
- The Neptune cruise missile that hit the Russian fleet was developed by Ukraine and entered service in August 2020.
- RK-360MT Neptune are mobile anti-ship cruise missile capable of destroying targets within a range of 300 km.
- Weight: Weighing 870 kg and carrying a 150kg warhead, Neptune missiles are capable of destroying targets of up to 5,000 tons.
- Range: Neptune has a range of around 300 kilometres (186 miles) and can carry warheads of up 150 kilograms (over 330 pounds).
- Neptune's design, which is based on the Soviet Kh-35 anti-ship missile, is designed to defeat surface warships.
- Ukraine's indigenously made Neptune cruise missile also transports vessels with a displacement of up to 5,000 tons.
Moskva
- Russia's flagship Black Sea fleet named 'Moskva' is a guided-missile cruiser.
- Moskva (named after Moscow), is the lead ship of the Slava-class guided missile cruisers, also known as Project 1164 Atlant.
- Moskva missile cruiser was built indigenously by the erstwhile Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and still in service with the Russian Navy.
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