Volna V-601
Missile · Russia
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Russian surface-to-air missile. Used the improved V-601 missile with new booster and warhead. The first naval vessel equipped with the V-601 went into service in 1967.
Development of the ZIF-102 launcher, using vertical loading, was initiated by SKB-7 in December 1960. Work was completed on the two-rail loader/launcher in 1963, with Tyurin as the project manager. Exercises in the White Sea in 1964 proved the system against aircraft targets.
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