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Kh-59 / Kh-69
Kh-59M Ovod-M, AS-18 Kazoo, Kh-59MK2 (export), Kh-59M2/M2A, Kh-69
Subsonic air-launched cruise missile fired by Su-34 and Su-35 jets at fixed targets such as power plants, with the Kh-69 as its lower-observable successor.
$500,000 Forbes Ukraine estimate for a Kh-59, as cited by Ukrainska Pravda (Jan 2024). No published estimate for the Kh-69.
| Maker | MKB Raduga (Tactical Missiles Corporation) |
|---|---|
| Origin | Russia |
| Built | Russia; engine (TRDD-50AT, product 36MT) by ODK-Saturn per Ukrainian intelligence |
| First combat | 2022, Ukraine (Kh-59M at Mykolaiv in April 2022); Kh-69 from February to April 2024 |
| Length | 5.7 m |
| Span | 1.3 m |
| Diameter | 0.38 m |
| Launch weight | 960 kg |
| Warhead | 320 kg |
| Top speed | 1,116 km/h |
| Max range | 285 km |
| Propulsion | Small turbofan (TRDD-50AT) on the M2/MK2 and Kh-69; older Kh-59M uses the R95-300 turbojet |
| Guidance | Inertial plus satellite navigation, with an optical scene-matching seeker; Ukrainian intelligence also lists TV and active radar seeker variants |
| Launcher | Su-34 and Su-35 in use against Ukraine; also listed for Su-24M, Su-30, Su-57, MiG-29K and MiG-29SMT |
Main numbers are for the Kh-59M2/M2A and its export twin Kh-59MK2, the family Ukraine's GUR documents from wreckage: GUR and Rosoboronexport agree on 5.7 m length, 1.3 m span, 0.38 m body, 320 kg warhead and 285 km range, with GUR giving 960 kg launch weight and Rosoboronexport up to 900 kg. GUR lists speed as 310 m/s (converted here to 1,116 km/h) and accuracy of 5 to 7 m, while Rosoboronexport claims 900 to 1,050 km/h and 3 to 5 m. The Kh-69 is a redesign of the Kh-59MK2 with a boxy, lower-observable body sized for the Su-57; Russian-declared figures reported by Militarnyi are 710 kg, 310 kg warhead, 290 km and 700 to 1,000 km/h, TWZ cites about 770 kg and at least 300 km, and ISW reported launches from 400 km. Ukraine's Air Force confirmed Kh-69 use against the Trypilska power plant on 11 April 2024, with parts made in 2023.
Sources (17)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-59M2/M2A Missile specifications (length_m)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-59M2/M2A Missile specifications (span_m)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-59M2/M2A (0.38 / 0.42 m) (diameter_m)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-59M2/M2A (up to 960 kg) (launch_weight_kg)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-59M2/M2A (320 kg) (warhead_kg)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-59M2/M2A (285 km) (range_km)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-59M2/M2A (310 m/s) (speed_kmh_max)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-59M2/M2A components (TRDD-50AT by ODK-Saturn; R95-300) (propulsion)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-59M2/M2A components (BINS-M2, SN-99, TV and radar seekers) (guidance)
- GUR War & Sanctions: Kh-59M2/M2A carriers (launcher)
- Rosoboronexport catalogue (archived Jul 2024): Kh-59MK2 (285 km, 900 kg, 320 kg, 5.7 x 1.3 x 0.38 m) (range_km)
- Rosoboronexport catalogue (archived Jul 2024): Kh-59MK2 correlation-optical seeker, INS plus satellite (guidance)
- Ukrainska Pravda (13 Jan 2024): Forbes estimate Kh-59 $500,000 (unit_cost_usd)
- News7F (archived): Russia's Kh-59M missile hit a grain depot in southern Ukraine (Apr 2022) (first_combat)
- Business Insider citing ISW and Ukrainian Air Force (13 Apr 2024): Kh-69 use, 400 km launches (first_combat)
- TWZ (16 Feb 2024): Russia Now Using Kh-69 Cruise Missiles In Ukraine (about 1,700 lb, 621 mph, up to 680 lb warhead, at least 186 miles) (notes)
- Militarnyi (11 Apr 2024): Kh-69 targets Trypilska power station (710 kg, 310 kg, 290 km) (notes)
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