Kh-38
Sign in to saveThe Kh-38/Kh-38M () is a family of standoff air-to-surface missiles meant to succeed the Kh-25 and Kh-29 missile families. The Kh-38 also serves as the basis for the Kh-36 unpowered and powered glide-bombs.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Kh-38
- Weapon.image
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- Weapon.caption
- Kh-38ME
- Weapon.type
- Tactical air-to-surface missile
- Weapon.service
- 2012 (Kh-38ME)2019 (Kh-36)
- Weapon.wars
- Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War
- Weapon.designer
- Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.origin
- Russia
- Weapon.used_by
- Russia
- Weapon.design_date
- 2007 (Kh-38ME) - 2015 (Kh-36)
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC
- Weapon.production_date
- 2015 (Kh-38M) - 2019 (Kh-36)
- Weapon.engine
- Two-stage solid rocket motor
- Weapon.speed
- Mach 2.2
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- up to 70km (Kh-38ML), up to 120km (Kh-36 Grom-E1)
- Weapon.altitude
- 200-12000 m
- Weapon.filling
- HE fragmentation, cluster warhead, armor-piercing
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- air-to-surface missile
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Manufacturer
- Tactical Missiles Corporation
- Image
- Kh-38 in maks2009.jpg
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- Commons category
- Raduga Kh-38
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Design and development
- Operational history
- Variants
- Kh-38
- Kh-36
- See also
- References
- External links
The Kh-38/Kh-38M () is a family of standoff air-to-surface missiles meant to succeed the Kh-25 and Kh-29 missile families. The Kh-38 also serves as the basis for the Kh-36 unpowered and powered glide-bombs.
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