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S-71K Kovyor
In the sources: С-71К «Ковёр»
Rosoboronexport. Facts from open sources (OSINT), each linked to its post or document; translated from Russian by a language model.
Manufacturer and country
| Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sukhoi Design Bureau | ×1 | topwar.ru |
| Sukhoi Design Bureau (UAC) | ×1 | bmpd.livejournal.com |
| Rosoboronexport | ×2 | @wargonzo, @wingsofwar |
Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range | about 300 km | ×3 | topwar.ru, bmpd.livejournal.com, @texBPLA |
| wing | forward-mounted folding wing, fixed stabilizers, no vertical fin | ×2 | bmpd.livejournal.com, @RussianArms |
| Speed | subsonic | ×1 | topwar.ru |
| Gross weight | about 500–600 (indirect estimate) kg | ×1 | topwar.ru |
| Payload / warhead | FAB-250 bomb casing (~250 kg), ~90 kg TNT charge | ×1 | topwar.ru |
| Warhead mass | 250 kg | ×1 | @texBPLA |
| Warhead mass | OFAB-250-270, 250 kg class | ×1 | bmpd.livejournal.com |
| Warhead | cluster warhead | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| Engine | R500 small turbojet engine, 70 kgf thrust | ×1 | bmpd.livejournal.com |
| Cost | relatively affordable alternative to the Kh-69 missile | ×1 | @wingsofwar |
| basing | Su-57E internal weapons bays | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| carrier | Su-57 internal weapons bays | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| classification | small cruise missile or jet-powered kamikaze drone | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| component_origin | components from the USA, Germany, Japan are used in production | ×1 | topwar.ru |
| cost_class | low-cost precision long-range air-launched munition | ×1 | bmpd.livejournal.com |
| deployment | Su-57 internal bays and external hardpoints | ×1 | @wingsofwar |
| description | small cruise missile/jet drone | ×1 | @milinfolive |
| development_start | no later than 2019 | ×1 | bmpd.livejournal.com |
| engine_thrust | 70 kgf | ×1 | topwar.ru |
| epr | minimal radar cross-section (RCS) | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| fuel_tanks | main and two side fuel tanks | ×1 | bmpd.livejournal.com |
| fuselage | wide and compact relative to length, folding wings, V-tail | ×1 | @wingsofwar |
| guidance | inertial/satellite guidance (no seeker), strikes only stationary targets with known coordinates | ×1 | topwar.ru |
| guidance | inertial/satellite: flight controller, INS based on simple sensors | ×1 | bmpd.livejournal.com |
| guidance | advanced seeker, autonomous target search mode | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| launch_platform | Su-57 fighter | ×1 | @milinfolive |
| material full | multilayer fiberglass-laminate-based material with additional reinforcement | ×1 | bmpd.livejournal.com |
| material | internal components of aluminum alloys | ×1 | bmpd.livejournal.com |
| material | composite materials to reduce radar signature in the X and Ku bands | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| materials | composite materials in the airframe | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| okr | Monochrome | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| platform | Su-57E | ×1 | @uav_tech |
| platform_compatibility | Su-57E | ×1 | @wingsofwar |
| production_concept | focus on mass production and low cost | ×1 | topwar.ru |
| propulsion | jet power plant | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| purpose | covert strikes on targets with pre-known coordinates | ×1 | bmpd.livejournal.com |
| rcs | minimized RCS (similar to S-71M) | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| role | low-observable guided munition in the form of a small stealth UAV, designed to strike stationary targets at pre-known coordinates | ×1 | @wargonzo |
| role | advanced precision-guided air-launched munition | ×1 | @milinfolive |
| stealth | composite airframe with faceted cross-section, reduced radar signature | ×1 | topwar.ru |
| stealth | low radar and IR signature | ×1 | bmpd.livejournal.com |
| target_type | area targets | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| warhead_type | contact fuze, FAB-250 casing without tail fins | ×1 | topwar.ru |
| wing | forward-mounted folding wing, V-shaped stabilizer | ×1 | topwar.ru |
| wing | folding wing, X-shaped tail | ×1 | @RussianArms |
×N – how many different sources (channels, sites or documents) give this value; ×1 means one.
Components and technologies
| Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|
| composites | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| satellite guidance system (GPS) | ×1 | topwar.ru |
| R500 | ×2 | topwar.ru, bmpd.livejournal.com |
| inertial navigation system (INS) | ×1 | topwar.ru |
| inertial/satellite guidance system (S-71K) | ×1 | bmpd.livejournal.com |
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