The Kh-38/Kh-38M (Russian: Х-38) is a family of air-to-surface missiles meant to succeed the Kh-25 and Kh-29 missile families.
Kh-38 | |
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Type | Tactical air-to-surface missile |
Place of origin | Russia |
Service history | |
In service | 2012 (Kh-38ME) - 2019 (Kh-36) |
Used by | Russia |
Wars | Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War |
Production history | |
Designer | Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC |
Designed | 2007 (Kh-38ME) - 2015 (Kh-36) |
Manufacturer | Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC |
Produced | 2015 (Kh-38M) - 2019 (Kh-36) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 520 kg (1,150 lb) |
Length | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) |
Diameter | 0.31 m (12.2 in) |
Wingspan | 1.14 m (44.9 in) |
Warhead | HE fragmentation, cluster warhead, armor-piercing |
Warhead weight | up to 250 kg (551 lb) |
Detonation mechanism | Contact fuse |
Engine | Two-stage solid rocket motor |
Operational range | up to 40 km (21.6 nmi) |
Flight altitude | 200-12000 m |
Maximum speed | Mach 2.2 |
Guidance system | Laser, active radar, IR, satellite, depending on variant |
Launch platform | Kh-38: Su-34, Su-57, Ka-52K Kh-36: Su-57, MiG-35 |
The basic configuration of the Kh-38M was revealed at the 2007 Moscow Air Show (MAKS). The first prototypes of the missile had initially folding wings and tail fins for internal carriage, and would have a variety of seeker heads for different variants. Different warheads (fragmentation, cluster munitions, penetrating) can also be fitted. The Kh-38M is meant to succeed the Kh-25 and Kh-29 missile families. It can be used by combat aircraft such as the Sukhoi Su-34 and Sukhoi Su-57, and it is planned to be integrated on the Kamov Ka-52K helicopter. The first test firing took place in 2010 from a Su-34, and production was ordered to start in 2015.
In a successive version, unveiled at MAKS 2017, both control surfaces were replaced by longer and narrower fixed ones, a solution similar to the one used in the Selenia Aspide missile.[needs update]
The Kh-38M was first used in combat during the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war. It was also used during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.[citation needed]
Both versions of the Grom are of 600 kg weight, with various guidance mechanisms, and both are created on the basis of the Kh-38M short-range tactical missile and also have modular structures, warheads and seekers. This weapon was first seen at MAKS 2015, and intended to equip all types of fighters, including the MiG-35 and Su-57.
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