| P-900A 3M51 Alfa AFM-L | |
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| Type | Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile Submarine-launched cruise missile Land-attack missile Surface-to-surface missile |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Russian Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | OKB-52/NPO Mashinostroyeniya Chelomey |
| Designed | 1993-[1] |
| Manufacturer | NPO Mashinostroyeniya,[2] NPO Novator[citation needed] |
| Produced | developed into 3M54[2] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2,600 kg (5,730 lb.) ship, submarine and coastal variants; 1,600 kg. (3,527 lb.) air-launched variant[2] |
| Length | 8.0 m[2] |
| Warhead | 300 kg (661 lb)[2] |
| Engine | Turbojet and rocket[2] |
| Propellant | Liquid, solid |
Operational | 250 km[2] |
| Maximum speed | Cruise subsonic, Attack Mach 2.5 - 700 m/s[2] |
Guidance | Active Radar[2] |
Launch | Standard transport launching container (TLC) for all non-air launched variants[1] |
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The P-900 Alfa (or also P-900A Alfa) П-900 3М51 Альфа Alfa AFM-L, GRAU designation 3M51, is an anti-ship missile (with LACM capabilities) developed from the 3M54 Kalibr, P-800 Oniks and P-700 Granit.
The missile has a Granit type engine. It can be operated on new Yasen-class submarine, and can be loaded on ships.[citation needed] Coastal versions of the anti-ship missile are under development.[1] The missile is developed at NPO Mashinostroyeniya.[1]
3M-51 Alfa is also designated as Novator KTRV, Morinform Agat, 3M54, 3M54E and P-900 types.[citation needed]
The new cruise missile was designed for use in the Russian Navy.[1] Modernization of Kirov-class battlecruiser, other new battlecruisers, destroyers and cruisers may include 3M-51 Alfa that can be refitted on ships with existing Zircon, Grom Meteorit, GELA, P1200 Bolid or P-1000 Vulkan missile launchers.[citation needed]
Despite a secrecy surrounding the new missile, it can be presumed that it holds promise as an exportable weapons system.[1]
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