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Kh-55

Kh-55

Cruise Missiles
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Basic Information
Name
Kh-55
Designation
Kh-55
Alternate Designation
AS-15 Kent, Granat
Equipment Type
Cruise Missiles
Manufacturer
Raduga JSC
Date of Introduction
1984
Description

The Kh-55 is a long range, cruise missile designed to carry a nuclear warhead and to be launched by a strategic bomber. It features an inertial navigation system combined with a terrain correction system which compares the terrain with stored digital maps in the missile's computer memory. The Kh-55 is the Soviet counterpart to American AGM-86 ALCM cruise missile. The Kh-55 cruise missiles have been deployed with the Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers beginning in 1984. The improved Kh-55MS, AS-15B Kent reported NATO-codename, version was fielded in the 1990s. Russia will convert some Kh-55 nuclear capable missiles to Kh-555 conventionally armed cruise missile similarly to American AGM-86. The Kh-55 cruise missile was employed by Russia during the Special Military Operation in Ukraine in 2022 and 2023.

Air & Air Defense Specifications
Max Speed 921.6 km/h
Range 3000.0 km
Wingspan 3.10 m
Overview (Deagel)
Group Cruise Missiles
Status Active
Also Known As AS-15 Kent, Granat
Origin Russia
Contractor Raduga JSC
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) 1984
Total Production ?
Specifications (Deagel)
Dimensions — Diameter 520 millimeter
Dimensions — Length 8.1 meter
Dimensions — Wingspan 3.1 meter
Mass — Weight 1,700 kilogram
Performance — CEP 150 meter
Performance — Max Range 3,000 kilometer
Speed — Top Speed 256 mps
Yield — Yield 500 kiloton
Variants
Variant 1 Kh-55
Variant 2 RKV-500
Variant 3 Kh-65
Variant 4 Kh-65SE
Variant 5 Kh-555
Details
Country of Origin Russia
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
8.1 m
Width
3.1 m
Height
Weight
Operators (4)
Russia
China
Ukraine
Iran
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