Kh-59 Ovod
Sign in to saveAlso known as Raduga Kh-59, AS-13, AS-18, Kingbolt, Kazoo, Ovod, Gadfly, S-21 Ovod
The 'Kh-59 Ovod''''' ( Овод 'Gadfly'; '''AS-13 'Kingbolt') is a Russian air-launched cruise missile with a two-stage solid-fuel propulsion system and range. The Kh-59M Ovod-M (AS-18 'Kazoo'''') is a variant with a bigger warhead and turbojet engine. It is primarily a land-attack missile; the Kh-59MK variant targets ships.
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It sits within the topics Air-to-surface missiles of the Soviet Union, Cold War air-to-surface missiles of the Soviet Union and Cruise missiles.
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Key facts
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.name
- Kh-59 Ovod(NATO reporting name: AS-13 'Kingbolt')Kh-59M Ovod-M (AS-18 'Kazoo')
- Weapon.image
- Kh-59MK2 maks2009.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- Kh-59MK at MAKS 2009 air show
- Weapon.type
- Cruise missileAir-launched cruise missileAir-to-surface missileAnti-ship missileLand-attack missile
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union/Russia
- Weapon.service
- 1980–current
- Weapon.used_by
- Russia, China, India, Algeria
- Weapon.wars
- First Chechen WarSecond Chechen WarRusso-Ukrainian War
- Weapon.designer
- MKB Raduga
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Tactical Missiles Corporation
- Weapon.filling
- Cluster or shaped-charge fragmentation
- Weapon.engine
- Kh-59: two-stage rocketKh-59ME: rocket then R95TP-300 turbojet/turbofan
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- Kh-59ME (export): Kh-59ME: Kh-59MK: Kh-59MK2:
- Weapon.guidance
- Inertial guidance (then TV guidance), millimeter wave active radar homing (Kh-59MK, Kh-59MK2 land attack version)
- Weapon.launch_platform
- Kh-59ME: Su-30MKKh-59: Su-24M, MiG-27, Su-17M3/22M4, HAL Tejas, Su-30 MKI Su-25 and Su-30Kh-59MK2: Su-57
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- anti-ship missile
- Named after
- Tabanidae
- Operator
- Royal Malaysian Air Force
- Country of origin
- Soviet Union
- Manufacturer
- Soviet Union
- Designed by
- MKB Raduga
- Image
- Kh-59MK2 maks2009.jpg
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- NATO reporting name
- Kazoo
- Commons category
- Raduga Kh-59
- service entry
- 1991-01-01
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Development
- Design
- Operational history
- Variants
- Kh-59 model
- Kh-69 model
- Operators
- Current operators
- Former operators
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
The 'Kh-59 Ovod''''' ( Овод 'Gadfly'; '''AS-13 'Kingbolt') is a Russian air-launched cruise missile with a two-stage solid-fuel propulsion system and range. The Kh-59M Ovod-M (AS-18 'Kazoo'''') is a variant with a bigger warhead and turbojet engine. It is primarily a land-attack missile; the Kh-59MK variant targets ships.
==Development== The initial design was based on the Raduga Kh-58 (AS-11 'Kilter'), but it had to be abandoned because the missile speed was too high for visual target acquisition.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kh-59 Ovod” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.