WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE THE FIRST unclassified picture of the Russian RKV-500B (AS-15B Kent) strategic cruise missile shows the weapon close to the wing of the Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack long-range bomber, for which it forms the primary offensive armament. The missile pictured at Engels AFB, differs from the AS-15 in having what appears to be, two additional fuselage-mounted slipper tanks. The Blackjack carries up to 12 AS-15Bs on two internal rotary launchers.
Source: Flight International
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