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Kh-47M2 Kinzhal

Kinzhal (Dagger), 9-S-7760, Kh-47M2

Air-launched ballistic missile carried by a modified MiG-31 fighter to strike high-value ground targets at long range with little warning.

$4,500,000 Contract price in Russian procurement documents obtained by Militarnyi: RUB 366 million (about $4.5 million) per missile for 44 missiles ordered in 2024 and 144 for 2025. Higher figures circulate ($10 million on Wikipedia, $15 million attributed to Forbes Ukraine) but were not verified here and are not contract prices.

Maker	Kolomna Machine Building Design Bureau (KBM), per Russian procurement documents
Origin	Russia
Built	Russia
First combat	19 March 2022, strike on a munitions depot near Deliatyn, Ukraine (claimed by the Russian Ministry of Defence)
Length	8 m
Diameter	1 m
Launch weight	4,300 kg
Warhead	480 kg
Max range	2,000 km
Propulsion	Rocket motor; assessed by analysts as derived from the ground-launched Iskander-M (9M723)
Launcher	Modified MiG-31K fighter; TASS reported a planned Tu-22M3 bomber carriage that would extend range beyond 3,000 km

CSIS gives a range of 1,500 to 2,000 km and a 480 kg nuclear or conventional payload; the range figure is commonly read as including the launch aircraft's reach, and CSIS does not separate the two. The top speed of Mach 10 (12,350 km/h, CSIS conversion) is a Russian claim; CSIS says it accelerates to Mach 4 after launch, and Militarnyi reports Mach 5.5 in the manoeuvring phase, halving near the target, where Patriot has intercepted it. Length, diameter and the 4,300 kg launch weight come from a single report cited by CSIS. Russia calls it hypersonic, but CSIS notes nearly all ballistic missiles exceed Mach 5 at some point in flight.

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