Kelt makes the anti-ship missile a leading threat

The KS-1 Komet, called Kennel by NATO, introduces Raduga's origins as a missile department separated from MiG. Raduga continued to develop Russian missiles long after this early system. Kelt is presented as a more reliable successor, technically entering service in 1962 and remaining until roughly 1990. Its users included the Soviet Union, Egypt and Iraq, with service in the Yom Kippur and Iran-Iraq wars. The KSR-11 anti-radiation variant and a target-drone equivalent extended the family's applications. The quoted payload is a 1,000 kg conventional warhead or a one-megaton nuclear warhead, with a 200 km range at roughly 1,250 km/h. At that speed, it could cover its full range in under ten minutes. Reliability combined with this range and payload made anti-ship missiles a leading fleet threat in the 1966 comparison.