Russian Cruise Missile Variant Revealed
Credit: DOUGLAS BARRIE/AW&ST
The extent of the aerodynamic modifications required to turn Russia’s Kh-55 nuclear-armed cruise missile into a conventional weapon may now be becoming apparent. Russia is believed to have fielded a variant of the Kh-55SM fitted with a conventional, rather than a nuclear, warhead. Terminal guidance...
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