Profile
- Type
- Supersonic anti-ship cruise missile
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Origin
- Soviet Union / Russia
- Service note
- Entered Russian service in 2002; Bastion ground-launched service from 2015
Artillery
P-800 Oniks
The P-800 Oniks is a Russian supersonic anti-ship cruise missile, also associated with the Yakhont export variant and Bastion coastal launch systems. Designed for high-speed attacks against naval targets, it has also been used by Russia as a land-attack weapon against southern Ukraine, where its speed and low terminal flight profile complicate interception.
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Built by
- NPO Mashinostroyenia
- Built in
- Russia
Service History
- In service
- Operational with Russia from 2002; ground-launched Bastion systems reported from 2015
- Used by
- Russian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War, Syrian Civil War
Production History
- Designer
- NPO Mashinostroyenia
- Designed
- Development reported from the 1980s-1990s
- Built by
- NPO Mashinostroyenia
- Built in
- Russia
- Produced
- 1990s-present
- Variants
- P-800 Oniks, Yakhont, Yakhont-M, Oniks-M
Specifications
- Class
- Anti-ship cruise missile with land-attack use
- Launch platforms
- Ships, submarines, aircraft, Bastion-P and Bastion-S coastal launch systems
- Range
- About 300 km in standard profile; about 120 km in low-altitude profile
- Speed
- Up to about Mach 2.2-2.6 depending on profile and source
- Launch weight
- About 3,000 kg
- Warhead
- Single high-explosive or semi-armour-piercing warhead, about 200-250 kg in common reference data
- Propulsion
- Solid booster and kerosene-fueled ramjet sustainer
- Guidance
- Inertial navigation with active/passive seeker guidance in terminal phase
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Russia
Russian forces have used Bastion-launched P-800 Oniks missiles from occupied Crimea in strikes on Odesa and southern Ukraine, including July 2023 attacks on port and regional infrastructure.
P-800 Oniks Images
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P-800 Oniks/Yakhont/Bastion (SS-N-26 Strobile)Publisher: Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports system background, manufacturer, variants, launch platforms, service dates, and core specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20P-800 Oniks (SS-N-26 Strobile)Publisher: Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance | Note: Supports additional reference data for role, producer, range, speed, guidance, propulsion, and Bastion launch vehicles. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Ukrainian Air Force explains challenges of destroying Russian Oniks missilesPublisher: Ukrainska Pravda | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War usage by reporting Ukrainian Air Force information that Russia fired Oniks missiles from Bastion coastal systems in Crimea during the July 2023 attack. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Supersonic speed and complex trajectory: Key insights into Oniks missiles and why they are hard to interceptPublisher: RBC-Ukraine | Note: Supports conflict-use context for Russian Oniks strikes against Odesa and southern Ukraine, including Bastion launches from occupied Crimea and port infrastructure damage. | Accessed: 2026-06-203M55 Yakhont Onyx SS-N-26 Armia 2018.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing for the primary P-800 Oniks/Yakhont missile image. | Accessed: 2026-06-20P-800 oniks sketch.svgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing for the gallery sketch of the P-800 Oniks missile. | Accessed: 2026-06-20