{
  "id": "s-71k",
  "name": "S-71K (Kover)",
  "aliases": [
    "Kovyor"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Short-range cruise missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2025,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The S-71K (Kover) Russian Short-Range Cruise Missile is a new Russian air‑launched, low‑observable cruise missile developed primarily for the Su‑57 stealth fighter, giving it roughly a 200–300 km stand‑off strike capability with a 250 kg high‑explosive fragmentation warhead.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)",
      "src": [
        "weg-s-71k"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "warhead",
      "v": "Instead of a bespoke warhead, the S‑71K integrates a legacy OFAB‑250‑270 250 kg high‑explosive fragmentation aerial bomb directly into its nose‑section structure, turning that bomb into the main warhe",
      "src": [
        "weg-s-71k"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "The S‑71K is powered by a compact R500 turbojet engine produced under UAC (via Reynolds LLC), giving it subsonic cruise performance.",
      "src": [
        "weg-s-71k"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "According to Ukrainian DIU/GUR, the S‑71K relies primarily on an onboard flight controller and a relatively simple inertial navigation system, without a sophisticated terminal seeker in the baseline…",
      "src": [
        "weg-s-71k"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_mach",
      "v": [
        0.6,
        0.8
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-s-71k"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 300,
      "src": [
        "weg-s-71k"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cruise",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/s-71k.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-s-71k": {
      "title": "S-71K (Kover) Russian Short-Range Cruise Missile",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/S-71K_Kover_Russian_Short-Range_Cruise_Missile",
      "published": "2026-08-17",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}