Raduga K-9
| Raduga K-9 (Kaliningrad K 9) | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Type | Air-to-air missile | 
| Manufacturer | MKB Fakel (design office P. D. Gruschin ) | 
| development | 1958 | 
| Commissioning | 1961 | 
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 4.5 m | 
| diameter | 250 mm | 
| Combat weight | 245 kg | 
| span | 1.6 m | 
| drive | Solid rocket | 
| speed | 5040 km / h | 
| Range | 9 km | 
| Furnishing | |
| Target location | Radar beacon guidance | 
| Warhead | 27 kg | 
| Weapon platforms | Fighter planes , specifically the Mikoyan-Gurevich Je-152 model | 
| Lists on the subject | |
The Raduga K9 ( NATO code name : AA-4 Awl ) was a Soviet short-range air-to-air missile. It was developed by the Raduga design office in the late 1950s. The guided missile K-9 never went into series production.
Web links
- K-9 on airwar.ru (Russian)
literature
- Jefim Gordon : Soviet / Russian Aircraft Weapons Since World War Two . Midland, Hinckley 2004, ISBN 1-85780-188-1 .

