Posted on 04/25/2010 9:06:26 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
A cruise missile in a shipping box on sale to rogue bidders
Defence experts are warning of a new danger of ballistic weapons proliferation after a Russian company started marketing a cruise missile that can be launched from a shipping container.
By Thomas Harding, Defence Correspondent
Published: 6:30PM BST 25 Apr 2010
It is feared that the covert Club-K missile attack system could prove "game-changing" in fighting wars with small countries, which would gain a remote capacity to mount multiple missiles on boats, trucks or railways.
Iran and Venezuela have already shown an interest in the Club-K Container Missile System which could allow them to carry out pre-emptive strikes from behind an enemy's missile defences.
Defence experts say the system is designed to be concealed as a standard 40ft shipping container that cannot be identified until it is activated.
Priced at an estimated £10 million, each container is fitted with four cruise anti-ship or land attack missiles. The system represents an affordable "strategic level weapon".
Some experts believe that if Iraq had the Club-K system in 2003 it would have made it impossible for America to invade with any container ship in the Gulf a potential threat.
Club-K is being marketed at the Defence Services Asia exhibition in Malaysia this week.
Novator, the manufacturer, is an advanced missile specialist that would not have marketed the system without Moscow's approval. It has released an emotive marketing film complete with dramatic background music.
It shows Club-K containers stowed on ships, trucks and trains as a neighbouring country prepares to invade with American style military equipment.
The enemy force is wiped out by the cruise missile counter attack.
Russia has already prompted concern in Washington by selling Iran the sophisticated S-300
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Club - K container missile system. Stills from an animated film being used to market a missile system that allows cruise missles to be launched from a freight container. this can be loaded onto a lorry, ship, or train as desired tomove into position before launching missiles
Terrifying. But does this club-med missile exist anywhere but in CGI-world?
Shocking...
Is Obama aware?
Has this thing actually been tested? Russia’s arms-makers are starting to acquire a reputation for empty chest-beating.
In a sane world, the Russians’ marketing of such a potential tool of terror would prompt the most serious response by the United States of America.
Its afoot now. Even CGI programmer guys see it.
The Club is already in service with the Indian and Chinese navies-in submarine and shiplaunched variants.
Our biggest foe is complacency
In the current world Russia is building 2 Kalashnikov factorys in Venezuela.
They are selling them 6 nuke fast attack subs.
The Chinese have just dibbed in with 20 billion dollar loan.
Iran and NK are getting similar favors
Yeah. And we have a “soft power” traitor in the White House.
I did some googling. No footage or photos of an actual Club-K missile. If it has existed awhile in ship-sub-launched versions then it must have another name as well. Is it a new version of the existing SS-N-19/P-700 missile, as carried on the Kirov class surface ships and Oscar class submarines?
Big Time.
Since the lanes are defined it wouldnt be that hard to defeat. The thing that sucks here is the encroachment.
And Obama is encouraging it.
Nope-the Klub is a family of anti-ship, land-attack and anti-sub missiles which pretty much combines aspects of the Tomahawk and older Russian supersonic weapons.
http://warfare.ru/?catid=312&linkid=2181
I refine my position.
If these things can be launched from any where the lanes arent defined.
Imagine a modified Tractor trailer rig.
Eh, problem with Russian stuff is that it can go by a zillion designations, along with it’s NATO designation. The Klub also comes in a bunch of mix-and-match versions, which makes it confusing.
You’re more likely to find it under the SS-N-27 “Sizzler” designation in news stories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3M-54_Klub
Some of the variants are multi-stage with a terminal sea skim of Mach 2-3, which is pretty scary (if it works.)
Klub K can be tipped with a tactical nuclear weapon.
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