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The Raduga KS-1 Komet (Russian: КС-1 Комета NATO reporting name: Kennel) also referred to as AS-1 and KS-1 (крылатый снаряд – winged missile) was a short range air-to-surface missile (primarily used for anti-shipping missions) developed by the Soviet Union and carried only on the Tupolev Tu-4K ‘Bull’ and more notably on the Tupolev Tu-16 ‘Badger’.Development was begun in 1947 along with a related ground-launched missile the SSC-2B Samlet (S-2 Sopka) both missiles using aerodynamics derived from the MiG-15 ‘Fagot’ fighter aircraft and developed under the anti-ship missile codename Komet.The KS-1 was designed for use against surface ships.
