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Kh-101
AS-23A Kodiak, Kh-102 (nuclear variant)
Long-range, low-observable air-launched cruise missile fired from Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers at fixed targets.
$2,200,000 eachRun it in the Exchange Ratio
| Maker | MKB Raduga (Tactical Missiles Corporation), Dubna |
|---|---|
| Origin | Russia |
| Built | MKB Raduga, Dubna, Moscow Oblast (main contractor per GUR); TRDD-50A engine by ODK-Saturn |
| First combat | 2015, Syria |
| Length | 7.5 m |
| Span | 4.3 m |
| Diameter | 0.51 m |
| Launch weight | 2,400 kg |
| Warhead | 450 kg |
| Cruise speed | 720 km/h |
| Top speed | 970 km/h |
| Max range | 2,800 km |
| Propulsion | TRDD-50A turbofan |
| Guidance | Inertial plus GLONASS with terrain-map correction and an electro-optical terminal seeker |
CSIS gives 2,500 to 2,800 km range (unconfirmed Russian claims to 4,500 km), a 450 kg payload, and cruise speed of Mach 0.58 rising to Mach 0.78. Ukrainian intelligence lists a 4.3 m span, 0.742 m housing width, 400 to 800 kg warhead, 900 to 1,000 km/h and up to 5,500 km, all above Western figures; Wikipedia gives 700 to 720 km/h cruise and 970 km/h maximum. First combat use was in Syria in November 2015 (CSIS says 19 to 20 November, Wikipedia 17 November).
Sources (13)
- CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (length_m)
- CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (diameter_m)
- CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (2,300 to 2,400 kg) (launch_weight_kg)
- CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (450 kg payload) (warhead_kg)
- CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (2,500 to 2,800 km) (range_km)
- CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (TRDD-50A) (propulsion)
- CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (guidance)
- CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 (Syria, Nov 2015) (first_combat)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-101 Missile specifications (span_m)
- Wikipedia: Kh-101 (700 to 720 km/h) (speed_kmh_cruise)
- Wikipedia: Kh-101 (970 km/h) (speed_kmh_max)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Raduga State Machine-Building Design Bureau (built_where)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-101 (TRDD-50A by ODK-Saturn) (built_where)


