9M729 reference card · ARC Warning Reference card
9M729 Russian ground-launched cruise missile. This card repeats the CSIS Missile Threat at-a-glance table for the 9M729 (SSC-8).
These cards are encyclopedic. They are not targeting, manufacturing, or acquisition guidance. A field says unknown/disputed when the cited open source does not state it. ARC Warning is not an emergency service.
Catalog revised 2026-10-11 . Also known as SSC-8.
Published description Names, aliases, and NATO designation 9M729. CSIS lists SSC-8 and the experimental designation SSC-X-8. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: 9M729 (SSC-8) Type and role Ground-launched cruise missile. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: 9M729 (SSC-8) Manufacturer and country Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: 9M729 (SSC-8) Launch platform Road-mobile. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: 9M729 (SSC-8) Guidance Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: 9M729 (SSC-8) Propulsion Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: 9M729 (SSC-8) Published speed Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: 9M729 (SSC-8) Warhead type and weight Single warhead, 450 kg. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: 9M729 (SSC-8) Blast and fragmentation radius unknown/disputed Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The sources cited here give a warhead class or mass where they give one. They do not state a blast or fragmentation radius, and none is inferred. CSIS Missile Threat: 9M729 (SSC-8) Interceptability and countermeasures Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: 9M729 (SSC-8) Reported unit cost Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: 9M729 (SSC-8) Service history Operational. In service 2017. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: 9M729 (SSC-8) Media No official or public-domain embed is attached. Combat footage is not embedded on this card.
Seen in ARC Warning No approved ARC Warning record currently names this system.
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