... is called Kh-32. This is yesterday's exercise over Baltic Sea. While everyone talks about hypersonics, this one, which was used to a devastating effect in SMO, has a range of 1,000 kilometers and flies with the speed of M=4.6.
Tu-22M3s can carry three of them. These missiles attack the target almost vertically while maneuvering violently.
They are almost impossible to shoot down by any NATO AD system, including by shipborne systems. This missile was derived from a venerable Kh-22 which still performed extremely well against 404, this one, however, has a very advanced electronics and is extremely difficult to jam. So, even a single Tu-22M3 can sink in 3-missile salvo any modern surface combatant including aircraft carriers. 500 kg of high explosives arriving at M=4.6 to target. Not a good place to be.
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