for another wave. The launchers can be up to 10 km from the coast and hit targets at ranges up to . Currently, the Bal system is equipped with an upgraded version of the Kh-35E increasing the range to . At IMDS 2019, a new version of the Russian Bal-E coastal defence system was presented for the first time. The four-tube Rubezh-ME, dedicated to the export market, is based on a Kamaz 63501 8x8 chassis which is more compact than the MZKT-7930 of the original Bal-E. As reported on October 19, 2021 by the TASS news agency, a new missile of the Bal coastal missile complex developed and manufactured by Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) will allow hitting targets at a distance of over 500 km. The new capabilities of the complex made it comparable in range and the possibility of firing on the ground with the Bastion missile system using the Onyx supersonic missile, a source in the defense industry said. Variants Kh-35 (3M-24) - Base naval version for Russia (2003). Kh-35E (3M-24E) - Export version of Kh-35 (1996). Kh-35U - Base upgrade unified missile (can be used with any carrier), version for Russia in production (as of July 1, 2015). Capable of striking land targets. Kh-35UE - Export version of Kh-35U, in production. Kh-35UV - Helicopter-launched version, intended for the Kamov Ka-52K. 3M-24EMV - Export version of Kh-35 missile-target without warhead for Vietnam. Kh-35 Uran/Uran-E (SS-N-25 'Switchblade', 3M-24) - Shipborne equipment of the control system with a missile Kh-35/Kh-35E. Bal/Bal-E - Coastal (SSC-6 Sennight) missile complex with Kh-35/Kh-35E missiles (2008). Rubez-ME - Coastal missile complex with 4 Kh-35/Kh-35U missiles. Compact version of the Bal-E, dedicated for the export . KN-09 Kumsong/GeumSeong-3 (Venus 3 금성3호 金星3号) - KN0v 0x 01, KN19 Reported North Korean copy of the Kh-35U. Kumsong-3 is a North Korean domestic variant/clone of Kh-35 likely based on Kh-35U due to range. Demonstrated range in 2017, June 8 test is 240 km. VCM-01 - Vietnamese derivative Neptune - Ukrainian derivative Operators Current operators – Kh-35U derivative Kumsong/GeumSeong-3 (Venus 3) 금성3호 金星3号. Mobile coastal defence (anti-ship) system KN-19 on a tracked chassis. Believed to be also able launched with Ilyushin Il-28/H-5 due to missiles being stored at Uiju Airfield, home to these bombers. – 112 Kh-35 (3M-24) delivered in 2009–2010. Bal coastal missile brigades deployed by the Russian Navy: 11th Black Sea Fleet Brigade, Utash, Krasnodar 46th Separate