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A new Russian air-launched cruise missile called “Izdeliye 30” has a jam-resistant 12-element “Comet-M12” CRPA satellite navigation system.
The estimated range of the new missile is 1,500 km, with a speed of 600–800 km/h, and an 800 kg warhead.
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Controlled Reception Pattern Antennas resist jamming by adjusting reception.
Using multiple elements, directions of lowest sensitivity (nulls) are aimed toward a jammer, while maintaining gain for GPS signals.
Adaptive beamforming defeats multiple jammers for stable reception.
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The new missile is apparently a cheaper analogue of the Kh-101 cruise missile for Tu-95 and Tu-160 bombers.
It has a composite body instead of aluminum, which makes it more suitable for mass production.
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