Kh-59 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.
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
Article
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.