{
  "id": "3m55-oniks",
  "name": "3M55 Oniks",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Short-range anti-ship cruise missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2002,
  "operators": [
    "IDN",
    "RUS",
    "SYR",
    "VNM"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 4,
  "summary": "3M55 Oniks – Base version for Russia. The P-800 Oniks (Russian: П-800 Оникс; English: Onyx), also known in export markets as Yakhont (Russian: Яхонт; English: ruby), is a Soviet / Russian supersonic anti-ship cruise missile developed by NPO Mashinostroyeniya as a ramjet version of P-80 Zubr.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "NPO Mashinostroyeniya",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "warhead",
      "v": "national ver. 300 kg semi-armour piercing HE, thermonuclear; for export 200 kg semi-armour piercing HE",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Ramjet 4 tons of thrust; kerosene liquid fuel",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "midcourse inertial guidance, active radar homing-passive radar seeker head",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Accuracy (CEP)",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "1.5 m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Basing",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "coastal installations, naval ships, Fixed-wing aircraft",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "3M55 Oniks",
      "text": "Base version for Russia.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "P-800 Yakhont",
      "text": "Export version of Oniks.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "P-800 Bolid",
      "text": "Submarine-launched version of Yakhont.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Brahmos",
      "text": "Co-developed by Russia and India, based on Oniks, produced by BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited in India. BrahMos-II, a hypersonic version is also being developed.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Bastion-P",
      "text": "Coast mobile missile system. Officially it entered service in 2015.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kh-61",
      "text": "Air launched air to surface version.",
      "src": [
        "weg-3m55-oniks"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Oniks-M",
      "text": "version of Oniks with improved range (up to 800 km), accuracy and ECCM capabilities",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "cruise",
  "image": {
    "file": "3m55-oniks.jpg",
    "thumb": "3m55-oniks-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Boevaya mashina",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:3M55_Yakhont_Onyx_SS-N-26_Armia_2018.jpg",
    "title": "File:3M55 Yakhont Onyx SS-N-26 Armia 2018.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/3m55-oniks.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-3m55-oniks": {
      "title": "3M55 Oniks Russian Short-Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/3M55_Oniks_Russian_Short-Range_Anti-Ship_Cruise_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}