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Kh-28: History & Products

The Kh-28 (Russian: Х-28; Nisan-28; NATO: AS-9 'Kyle') was the first Soviet anti-radiation missile (ARM) for tactical aircraft. It entered production in 1973 and is still carried on some Sukhoi Su-22s in developing countries but is no longer in Russian service. Use of the Kh-28 was restricted by its weight, limited seeker head, bulk and fuelling…

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Kh-28 topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Products as prominent areas in the source structure around Kh-28.

Related topics
40
Source areas
7
Connected nodes
47
Extracted relationships
88
Concept neighborhoods
12
Bridge connections
47

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.

Operators · 16 topics
Design · 8 topics
Overview · 6 topics
Development · 5 topics
Operational history · 2 topics
Similar weapons · 2 topics
Variants · 1 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 3.0
Designer
Alexander Yakovlevich Bereznyak
Diameter
43 cm (16.9 in)
Engine
Two-stage liquid-fuel rocket
Guidance system
Inertial guidance with passive radar seeker
In service
1973–current

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

Operators

Variants

Similar weapons

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-28 connects Entity context

The extracted context around Kh-28 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Kh-28 → APR-28, ARMs, Berezniak, Brewer, CKB-111, Consequently, EMP, Fencer-A, Fitter-C, Flight, However, Instead, January, K-28P, MKB Raduga, NPO Avtomatika, Soviet, Su-17M, Su-24, The Another extracted example is Kh-28 → Air Power Australia, AS-4, AS-6, Blizzard, Carlo Kopp, Dr, Eagle Owl, Filin, Kh-58, Kingfish, Kitchen, KSR-5, Myetyel/Metel, Raduga's Kh-22, Snowstorm, Soviet ARM, The, The Kh-28, The Su-17M, The Su-24. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Kh-28

Top relations

related to Development · 25
Kh-28 → APR-28, ARMs, Berezniak, Brewer, CKB-111, Consequently, EMP, Fencer-A, Fitter-C, Flight, However, Instead, January, K-28P, MKB Raduga, NPO Avtomatika, Soviet, Su-17M, Su-24, The
related to Design · 21
Kh-28 → Air Power Australia, AS-4, AS-6, Blizzard, Carlo Kopp, Dr, Eagle Owl, Filin, Kh-58, Kingfish, Kitchen, KSR-5, Myetyel/Metel, Raduga's Kh-22, Snowstorm, Soviet ARM, The, The Kh-28, The Su-17M, The Su-24
related to history · 16
Kh-28 → Antonov An-12BL SEAD, April, Gulf War, Iraq, It, MiG-27, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25BM, One, RFNA, Soviet Air Force, Su-17M/Su-20/Su-22M, Su-24M, The Kh-28, Tupolev Tu-16, Tupolev Tu-22M, US
related to Variants · 9
Kh-28 → Baghdad, D-8, Hawk, Iraqi, Izdeliye, Kh-28E, Nike-Hercules, Nissan-28, Thunderbird SAMsKh-28M
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
Kh-28 → Mach 3.0
Designer · 1
Kh-28 → Alexander Yakovlevich Bereznyak
Diameter · 1
Kh-28 → 43 cm (16.9 in)
Engine · 1
Kh-28 → Two-stage liquid-fuel rocket
Guidance system · 1
Kh-28 → Inertial guidance with passive radar seeker
In service · 1
Kh-28 → 1973–current

Important terminology

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

Important terminology

missile soviet system seeker russian service isbn could aircraft use design su-17m 1973 operational iraq air one first arm similar

Kh-28 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 88 structured relationships around Kh-28. Examples in this analysis include Kh-28 → .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed → Mach 3.0 and Kh-28 → Designer → Alexander Yakovlevich Bereznyak. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kh-28.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speedMach 3.01.00infobox
Kh-28DesignerAlexander Yakovlevich Bereznyak1.00infobox
Kh-28Diameter43 cm (16.9 in)1.00infobox
Kh-28EngineTwo-stage liquid-fuel rocket1.00infobox
Kh-28Guidance systemInertial guidance with passive radar seeker1.00infobox
Kh-28In service1973–current1.00infobox
Kh-28Launch platformSu-17M/Su-20/Su-22M, Su-24M, Tu-16, MiG-25BM, MiG-27, Tu-22M1.00infobox
Kh-28Length597 cm (19 ft 7 in)1.00infobox
Kh-28ManufacturerMKB Raduga1.00infobox
Kh-28Mass720 kg (1,590 lb)1.00infobox
Kh-28Operational range110 km (59 nmi)1.00infobox
Kh-28Place of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
Kh-28Typeair-launched anti-radiation missile1.00infobox
Kh-28Used byFSU, Warsaw Pact, India, Iraq, Vietnam1.00infobox
Kh-28WarheadBlast fragmentation1.00infobox
Kh-28Warhead weight160 kg (353 lb)1.00infobox
Kh-28Wingspan193 cm (6 ft 4.0 in)1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Kh-28 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Soviet, Missile and Seeker. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Kh-28
    • Soviet
    • Missile
    • Seeker
    • First
    • Iraq
    • Su-17m
    • Use
    • Anti-radiation
    • Early
    • Kh-58
    • Nisan-28
    • Operational
  • kh-28
    • Soviet
    • Missile
    • Seeker
    • First
    • Iraq
    • Su-17m
    • Use
    • Anti-radiation
    • Early
    • Kh-58
    • Nisan-28
    • Operational
  • anti-radiation missile
    • Early
    • Nisan-28
    • Operational
    • Soviet
    • Weapons
    • Weight
    • Arm
    • First
    • Iraq
    • Km
    • Missile
    • Range
  • martel missile
    • Soviet
    • Iraq
    • Km
    • Range
    • Similar
    • Design
    • Developing
    • Early
    • Fuelling
    • Kh-58
    • Nisan-28
    • Operational
  • design
    • Similar
    • System
    • Developing
    • Early
    • Missile
    • Operational
    • Smaller
    • Weapons
    • Weight
    • Iraq
    • Km
    • Range
  • iraq
    • Operational
    • Seeker
    • Soviet
    • Kh-28
    • Nisan-28
    • Weapons
    • Weight
    • Missile
    • Iraqi
    • Km
    • Range
    • Similar
  • operational history
    • Iraq
    • Seeker
    • Soviet
    • Weapons
    • Weight
    • Iraqi
    • Km
    • Range
    • Similar
    • Used
    • Service
    • Su-17m
  • agm-78 standard arm
    • First
    • Missile
    • Soviet
    • Kh-58
    • Nisan-28
    • Solid-fuel
    • Km
    • Range
    • Russian
    • Similar
    • Aircraft
    • Kh-28

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Kh-28, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Kh-28 with Operators. 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-28Operators · splits 31 ⟂ 17
Kh-28Design · splits 39 ⟂ 9
Kh-28Overview · splits 41 ⟂ 7
Kh-28Development · splits 42 ⟂ 6
Kh-28Operational history · splits 45 ⟂ 3
Kh-28Similar weapons · splits 45 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Kh-28

Nodes48
Edges47
Triples88
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.041667
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Kh-28 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Kh-28 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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