RK-55 Relief and S-10 Granat

Also known as Granat, S-10 Granat, SSC-X-4 Slingshot, SS-N-21 Sampson, Sampson, Slingshot, AS-15, Novator RK-55 Relief

The Novator 'RK-55 Relief''''' ( 'Relief'; NATO: '''SSC-X-4 'Slingshot'; GRAU: 3K12) is a Russian Navy cruise missile that is launched either from submarines (SLCM) or from surface ships. It can have a nuclear warhead developed in the Soviet Union. A version launched from submarine torpedo tubes, the S-10 Granat (SS-N-21 'Sampson''''; GRAU: 3K10), has apparently been converted to carry conventional warheads and continues in service to this day. The Russian Federation was reported to have deployed the derivative SS-CX-7/SS-CX-8 systems on 14 February 2017. The land launched version is called th

Key facts

Weapon.is_missile: yes
Weapon.name: RK-55 Relief(NATO reporting name: SSC-X-4 'Slingshot')S-10 Granat (SS-N-21 'Sampson')
Weapon.image: SS-C-4 Slingshot.JPEG
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.caption: RK-55 transporter erector launcher
Weapon.origin: Soviet Union
Weapon.type: surface/sub-launched nuclear cruise missile
Weapon.used_by: Soviet Union / Russia
Weapon.designer: L. V. Lyulev, Novator NPP Temp, Raduga
Weapon.design_date: 1975
Weapon.manufacturer: Novator, NPP Temp, Raduga MKB, KhAZ (Kharkiv), others?
Weapon.production_date

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Development
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Similar weapons
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The RK-55 is very similar to the air-launched Kh-55 (AS-15 'Kent') but the Kh-55 has a drop-down turbofan engine and was designed by MKB Raduga. Both have formed the basis of post-Cold-War missiles, in particular the 3M-54 Kalibr which has a supersonic approach phase.