Vietnam's Kilo Submarine Launches Club-S Missile for the First Time

24 Desember 2017

The Vietnamese Navy's Kilo submarine fired the first 3M-54E Club-S missile (all photos : VTV1)

On the news program 19:00 pm on December 22nd on VTV1 channel, the Vietnamese Navy has for the first time announced image launched of Club-S cruise missile from Kilo submarine.

On the occasion of the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army, VTV has made a special report on the Vietnam Naval Forces, the evidence of most modern of the Vietnamese Navy and most modern evidence of our army.

Over five years of development, the Navy has now become one of the main forces along with the surface and submarine forces to strengthen the national sovereignty over the sea.

Submarine helicopters or seaplane of the Naval Air Force are working day and night, contributing to the sovereignity islands in the open sea.

In addition to introducing our Navy Air Force, VTV's report also shows that part of the Navy's naval forces, the fists of the sea, is the deterrent force of our navy before hostile forces outside.

The most prominent is the 3M-54E cruise missiles that are being equipped on the modern Kilo diesel-electric attack submarine of the Vietnamese People's Navy.

In addition, our naval surface ships are equipped with advanced anti-ship missiles such as Gepard missile or Molniya missile ships, the flagship ships of the Vietnamese Navy.

In the reported release, both sides of the Molniya missile fleet launch a Uran-E type anti-ship missile variant, the export variant of the Russian anti-ship missile series Kh-35, which has a range that can be extended up to 300km and equipped with a 145kg warhead. Each Molniya vessel is equipped with up to 16 Uran-E misiles.

And last but not least is the previously unveiled image of a 3M-54E Club-S missile launch from the Navy's newest Navy Kilo submarine.

According to the information released, the 3M-54Es of the Club-S system on Kilo Vietnam can destroy many targets and make the enemy unprotected.

To launch a rocket when submerged underwater must follow two phases. At an immanent stage, the rocket will use a compressed air propulsion at high pressure, allowing it to push itself completely off the water for a few meters, when the new propulsion starts burning fuel. to perform the normal land-based discharge process.

This launcher requires updating the launch location information for the computer system prior to startup, especially in terms of depth since the missile needs to be completely out of water to be able to ignite it. propulsion motors.

Russian manufacturers said that the 3M-54E missiles of the Club-S system for the Vietnamese submarine Kilo also operate under this principle. According to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in 2009, Vietnam signed a contract with Russia to purchase 40 anti-ship cruise missiles 3M-54E Club-S.

Club-S is a variant of the Club Multi-Assault Missile System for installation on attack submarines. The Club-S system is capable of firing ammunition with varying strengths and ranges, including:

The 3M-54E supersonic anti-ship missile has a range of 300km, Mach 2.9 speed, and a 200kg armor-piercing shell. 3M-14E 3M-14E missile missiles reach a range of 275km, with a 400kg warhead. The 91RE1 anti-submarine missile has a range of 50km. The 91RE2 anti-submarine missile has a range of 40km.

The 3M-54E anti-shipping missile weighed 2 tons, was launched from the 533 mm torpedo launcher, and fitted with a 200 kg warhead. The range of this missile is 300 km with subsonic speed. However, its final-flight speed can reach over 2,000 km / h.

The 3M-54E also has an aerial launch version and launches from surface ships. When the 3M-54E attacked warships, the speed at the final flight stage was accelerated, making the missile particularly dangerous.


The last stage usually starts when the missile is about 15 km away. Before that, the flying height of the missile kept about 30 m. This makes the missile relatively difficult to detect. This feature combined with a very high final flight rate, so when the missile successfully flew last 15km less than 20 seconds. This makes the existing anti-missile weapon very difficult to shoot down it.

(BaoDatViet)