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S-25 (rocket)

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Soviet air-to-ground rocket
S-25
An S-25 rocket on display.
TypeRocket
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
Used byRussian Aerospace Forces
Ukrainian Air Force
WarsRusso-Ukrainian War
Production history
Variants
  • S-25-OF (high explosive-fragmentation warhead)
  • S-25-O (fragmentation warhead and radio proximity fuze)
  • S-25-OFM (hardened targets)
  • S-25L (laser-guided)
Specifications
Mass820 lb (370 kg)
Length140 in (3.56 m)
Diameter13 in (340 mm)

Maximum speed 700 m/s
Guidance
system
unguided / laser-guided (S-25L)
Launch
platform
Su-25, Su-25T, Su-25TM, Su-27, Su-34, Su-35

The S-25 is a Soviet air-to-ground rocket launched from aircraft. It is launched from the O-25 pod which can hold one rocket. The rocket first entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1975.

Variants

The rocket has four variants:

  • S-25-OF with high explosive-fragmentation warhead
  • S-25-O with fragmentation warhead and radio proximity fuze
  • S-25-OFM for use against hardened targets
  • S-25L (LD) laser-guided variant

References

  1. ^ "Авіація України застосовує по росіянах потужні ракети С-25". mil.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. Venik's Aviatio - "Air-Launched weapons used by Russian aviation in Chechnya" Archived 2006-09-25 at the Wayback Machine


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