The AS-2 air-to-surface missile is a supersonic, turbojet-powered, low-level run-in, cruise missile with a range of 30 to 100 nm. The K-10S missile (Article 352), developed specially for the Tu-16K-10 (Badger-C) aircraft as weapon against naval vessels, was in October 1961, together with that aircraft certified for ordnance. One K-10S missile is suspended from the aircraft, under the middle section of the fuselage. It carries either a conventional or a nuclear 2200-lb warhead. The missile weighs approximately 9120 pounds. For guidance, it uses a preprogrammed autopilot for launch and climb, an autopilot with command correction for mid-course flight, and active radar for terminal flight. The guidance system combines inertial guidance during the initial flight stage and active-radar homing close to the target. The missile can carry a nuclear warhead. It has a CEP of 150 ft when used in an anti-ship role and a CEP of 1 to 2 nm when used against land targets.
Specifications | ||
| Contractor | ||
| Initial operational capability | 1961 | |
| First detected | 1961 | |
| Production terminated | 1965 | |
| Type | long-range anti-ship standoff missile | |
| Wingspan | 4.6-4.88 m | |
| Length | 9.5 m | |
| Diameter | 0.9 m | |
| Launch weight | 4200 kg | |
| Max. speed | 1400 km/h | |
| Ceiling | 12000 m | |
| Maximum range | 260-350 km | |
| Propulsion | Lyulka AL-5 RD-9FK liquid fuel turbojet | |
| Guidance | active radar homing | |
| Warhead | impact with delay-fuzed high explosive, 1000 kg or nuclear 1000-kg warhead | |
