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Kh-22: History, Operational history & Design

The Kh-22 "Storm" (Russian: Х-22 "Буря", NATO reporting name AS-4 'Kitchen') is a large, long-range anti-ship cruise missile developed by MKB Raduga in the Soviet Union. It was designed for use against aircraft carriers and carrier battle groups, with either a conventional or nuclear warhead. Kh-32 is an updated conventional variant of the Kh-22 and was…

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Kh-22 topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Operational history and Design as prominent areas in the source structure around Kh-22.

Related topics
57
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
63
Extracted relationships
70
Concept neighborhoods
24
Bridge connections
63

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Operational history · 25 topics
Design · 12 topics
Overview · 10 topics
Development · 4 topics
Operators · 4 topics
Variants · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
Mach 4.6 (5,600 km/h; 3,500 mph)
Accuracy
>300 ft (91 m) (CEP)
Designer
MKB Raduga
Diameter
92 cm (36 in)
Engine
R-201 liquid-fuel rocket
Flight ceiling
10–14 km (33,000–46,000 ft) or 27 km (89,000 ft)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Development

Design

Operational history

Variants

Operators

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Kh-22 connects Entity context

The extracted context around Kh-22 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Kh-22 → Currently, In, It, Kh-22M, Kh-22M/MA, Kh-22MA, Kh-22N, Kh-22P, Kh-32, Mach, RDX, Tu-22M3, Two, Warhead, Weighs Another extracted example is Kh-22 → Defence, Kh-32, May, On, Russia, Russian, Russian Air Force Tu-22M3, The, The UK Ministry, Ukraine. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Kh-22

Top relations

related to Variants · 15
Kh-22 → Currently, In, It, Kh-22M, Kh-22M/MA, Kh-22MA, Kh-22N, Kh-22P, Kh-32, Mach, RDX, Tu-22M3, Two, Warhead, Weighs
related to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine · 10
Kh-22 → Defence, Kh-32, May, On, Russia, Russian, Russian Air Force Tu-22M3, The, The UK Ministry, Ukraine
related to Design · 10
Kh-22 → In, IRFNA, It, Mach, Soviet, TG-02, The, The Kh-22, Tonka-250, Tumansky
related to Development · 9
Kh-22 → After, Raduga, Soviet, Soviet Air Forces, Soviet Naval Aviation, Substituting, The Kh-22, Tupolev Tu-22, World War II
related to history · 4
Kh-22 → Kh-22PG, The, The Kh-22, Tu-22K
Wars · 2
Kh-22 → Russo-Ukrainian war, Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
Kh-22 → Mach 4.6 (5,600 km/h; 3,500 mph)
Accuracy · 1
Kh-22 → 300 ft (91 m) (CEP)
Designer · 1
Kh-22 → MKB Raduga
Diameter · 1
Kh-22 → 92 cm (36 in)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

missile missiles ukraine russian kh-32 soviet russia 2022 mach used cruise air 000 range km least ft speed warhead tu-22m3

Kh-22 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 70 structured relationships around Kh-22. Examples in this analysis include Kh-22 → .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed → Mach 4.6 (5,600 km/h; 3,500 mph) and Kh-22 → Accuracy → >300 ft (91 m) (CEP). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kh-22.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speedMach 4.6 (5,600 km/h; 3,500 mph)1.00infobox
Kh-22Accuracy>300 ft (91 m) (CEP)1.00infobox
Kh-22DesignerMKB Raduga1.00infobox
Kh-22Diameter92 cm (36 in)1.00infobox
Kh-22EngineR-201 liquid-fuel rocket1.00infobox
Kh-22Flight ceiling10–14 km (33,000–46,000 ft) or 27 km (89,000 ft)1.00infobox
Kh-22Guidance systemInertial guidance followed by terminal active radar homing1.00infobox
Kh-22In service1968-present1.00infobox
Kh-22Launch platformTu-22M, Тu-22К, Тu-95К221.00infobox
Kh-22Length11.65 m (38.2 ft)1.00infobox
Kh-22Mass5,820 kg (12,800 lb)1.00infobox
Kh-22Operational range600 km (320 nmi) (Kh-22M/MA)1.00infobox
Kh-22Place of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
Kh-22Produced19621.00infobox
Kh-22PropellantTonka-250 and IRFNA1.00infobox
Kh-22TypeAnti-ship cruise missile Air-to-surface missile1.00infobox
Kh-22Unit cost$1 million1.00infobox
Kh-22Used byRussia1.00infobox
Kh-22Warhead1,000 kg (2,205 lb) RDX or 350–1,000 kt (1.5–4.2 PJ) thermonuclear weapon1.00infobox
Kh-22WarsRusso-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war1.00infobox
Kh-22WarsRusso-Ukrainian war1.00infobox
Kh-22Wingspan300 cm (120 in)1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Kh-22 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Missiles, Russian and Kh-32. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Kh-22
    • Missiles
    • Russian
    • Kh-32
    • Force
    • Least
    • Air
    • Missile
    • Large
    • Service
    • Ukraine
    • Cruise
    • Km
  • kh-22
    • Missiles
    • Russian
    • Kh-32
    • Force
    • Least
    • Air
    • Missile
    • Large
    • Service
    • Ukraine
    • Cruise
    • Km
  • russian
    • Soviet
    • Ukraine
    • Force
    • Missiles
    • Least
    • Air
    • Used
    • Kh-32
    • Aircraft
    • War
    • Bombers
    • Forces
  • cruise missile
    • Soviet
    • Missile
    • Aircraft
    • Kg
    • Large
    • Lb
    • Russian
    • Force
    • Warhead
    • Russia
    • Ft
    • Service
  • aircraft carriers
    • War
    • Force
    • Warhead
    • Cruise
    • Soviet
    • Anti-ship
    • Conventional
    • Kg
    • Large
    • Lb
    • Odesa
    • Rocket
  • nuclear warhead
    • Kg
    • Lb
    • Aircraft
    • Conventional
    • Large
    • Ft
    • Cruise
    • Range
    • Soviet
    • Russia
    • Used
    • Anti-ship
  • kh-32
    • New
    • Service
    • Russian
    • Tu-22m3
    • Russia
    • Used
    • Missile
    • Missiles
    • Kg
    • Lb
    • Rocket
    • Bombers
  • soviet air forces
    • Force
    • Used
    • Bombers
    • Missiles
    • Russia
    • Kg
    • Lb
    • War
    • Forces
    • Odesa
    • Soviet
    • Warhead

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Kh-22, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Kh-22 with Operational history. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Kh-22 — Operational history · splits 38 ⟂ 26
Kh-22 — Design · splits 51 ⟂ 13
Kh-22 — Overview · splits 53 ⟂ 11
Kh-22 — Development · splits 59 ⟂ 5
Kh-22 — Operators · splits 59 ⟂ 5
Kh-22 — Variants · splits 61 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Kh-22

Nodes64
Edges63
Triples70
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.03125
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Kh-22 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Operational history & Design, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Kh-22 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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