NEPTUNE MISSILES

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Context

Russia’s largest Warship named Moskva has been destroyed in the Black Sea by Ukraine’s Neptune cruise missile.

What are Neptune missiles?

The Neptune cruise missile is a Ukrainian-manufactured mobile, anti-ship missile, fired from shore to ship.
Weighing 870 kg and carrying a 150kg warhead, Neptune missiles are capable of destroying targets of up to 5,000 tons.
Neptune has a range of around 300 kilometres 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.
The Neptune cruise missile uses a radar-homing guidance to home in on enemy ships.
The 16-ft long engine-powered missiles can travel at speeds of up to 900 km/h, at heights of between 9 and 30ft above surface.
One Neptune division normally has six USPU-360 launchers capable of firing a salvo of the 24 anti-ship missiles.
The Neptune cruise missile was first revealed in the 'Weapons and Security 2015' exhibition in Kyiv.

About Moskva

Moskva (Moscow), originally known as Slava (glory), 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.
Moskva missile cruiser is reportedly armed with 16 anti-ship Vulkan cruise missiles, which have a range of at least 700 kilometres.
It also carries anti-torpedo and mine-torpedo weapons. The cruiser is also equipped with a long-range S-300 surface-to-air missile air defence system.