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Kh-55: History, Operational history & Operators

The Kh-55 (Russian: Х-55, also known as RKV-500; NATO reporting name: AS-15 "Kent") is a Soviet/Russian subsonic air-launched cruise missile, designed by MKB Raduga in the 1970s. It has a range of up to 2,500 km (1,350 nmi) and can carry nuclear warheads. Kh-55 is launched exclusively from bomber aircraft and has spawned a number of conventionally armed…

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Kh-55 topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Operational history and Operators as prominent areas in the source structure around Kh-55.

Related topics
47
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
57
Extracted relationships
188
Concept neighborhoods
24
Bridge connections
57

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 · 21 topics
Overview · 8 topics
Operators · 7 topics
Design · 4 topics
Variants · 4 topics
Development · 3 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 0.75 (KH-SD) Mach 0.6-0.78 (Kh-101)
Blast yield
200kt Nuclear (Kh-55/Kh-55SM)
Designed
1971–1981
Diameter
51.4 cm (20.2 in) (Kh-55/Kh-55SM)
Engine
R95TP-300 Turbofan/turbofan (Kh-55/Kh-55SM) 360-400 kgf (Kh-55/Kh-55SM)
Flight altitude
under 110 m/300 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

Bibliography

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-55 connects Entity context

The extracted context around Kh-55 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Kh-55 → AGM-158 JASSM, An, Doppler, Entered, GLONASS/DSMAC, INF, Iran, It, Its, Izdeliye, Kent-A, Kent-B, Kh-101, Kh-101/102, Kh-50, Kh-55-OK, Kh-55/65SD, Kh-555, Kh-55SM, Kh-65SE Another extracted example is Kh-55 → April, Backfire, Bear-F, Bear-H, Black Sea, Blackjack, December, January, Kh-55SE, Kh-55SM, MKU-5-6, NATO, Sixteen Kh-55s, The, The Kh-55, The Kh-555, The Kh-55SM, Tu-142M, Tu-22M, Tu-95MS. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Kh-55

Top relations

related to Variants · 42
Kh-55 → AGM-158 JASSM, An, Doppler, Entered, GLONASS/DSMAC, INF, Iran, It, Its, Izdeliye, Kent-A, Kent-B, Kh-101, Kh-101/102, Kh-50, Kh-55-OK, Kh-55/65SD, Kh-555, Kh-55SM, Kh-65SE
related to history · 23
Kh-55 → April, Backfire, Bear-F, Bear-H, Black Sea, Blackjack, December, January, Kh-55SE, Kh-55SM, MKU-5-6, NATO, Sixteen Kh-55s, The, The Kh-55, The Kh-555, The Kh-55SM, Tu-142M, Tu-22M, Tu-95MS
related to Development · 20
Kh-55 → After, ALCM, Cold War, December, Ekho, First, GosNIIAS, In, Kh-101, Kh-555, Kh-55SM, Kh-65SE, Kh-SD, Raduga, Russian Air Force, Russians, Soviet Air Force, The, US Air Force's AGM-86, Work
related to External links · 19
Kh-55 → Alexandria, Archived, AS-15 KENTKopp, Bypassing, Carlo, China, Cruise Missile Proliferation Problem, CSIS Missile Threat, Excellent, International Assessment, July, June, KH-55worldweapon, March, NMD, Russian, Strategy Center, United States, Wayback Machine
see also · 17
Kh-55 → ACM, Advanced Cruise Missile, Air-Launched Cruise Missile, Chinese, Comparable Pakistani, India, Iranian, Kalibr, Kh-55Nirbhay, Kh-55RK-55, Kh-55Soumar, Mach, Nirbhay, Pakistani, Ra'ad ALCM, Tomahawk, West
related to Syrian Civil War · 15
Kh-55 → In, ISIL, Kh-101, Kh-555, November, Russian, Russian Defence Ministry, Syria, Syrian Civil War, TASS, Tu-160, Tu-95MS, Tupolev Tu-160, Tupolev Tu-95MS, While
related to 2022 invasion of Ukraine · 10
Kh-55 → AS-15 Kent, Defence, However, November, Russia, Russian, The UK Ministry, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Ukrainian Kh-55
related to Design · 10
Kh-55 → After, It, Kh-SD, Motor Sich JSC R95-300, Production, Russian-made NPO Saturn TRDD-50A, The, The Kh-65SE, This, Ukrainian-made
related to Current operators · 7
Kh-55 → China, Iran, Kh-555, Kh-55SM, Russia, Russian Air Force, Ukraine
related to Former operators · 4
Kh-55 → Belarus Ukraine, Russia, Soviet Air Force, Soviet Union

Important terminology

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

Important terminology

missile cruise km missiles ukraine range russian air-launched nuclear air service designed tu-95ms war kh-555 russia kh-101 kh-sd engine raduga

Kh-55 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 188 structured relationships around Kh-55. Examples in this analysis include Kh-55 → .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed → Mach 0.75 (KH-SD) Mach 0.6-0.78 (Kh-101) and Kh-55 → Blast yield → 200kt Nuclear (Kh-55/Kh-55SM). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Kh-55.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speedMach 0.75 (KH-SD) Mach 0.6-0.78 (Kh-101)1.00infobox
Kh-55Blast yield200kt Nuclear (Kh-55/Kh-55SM)1.00infobox
Kh-55Designed1971–19811.00infobox
Kh-55Diameter51.4 cm (20.2 in) (Kh-55/Kh-55SM)1.00infobox
Kh-55EngineR95TP-300 Turbofan/turbofan (Kh-55/Kh-55SM) 360-400 kgf (Kh-55/Kh-55SM)1.00infobox
Kh-55Flight altitudeunder 110 m/300 ft1.00infobox
Kh-55Guidance systeminertial guidance with Doppler radar/terrain map updates; Kh-SD had a TC/IIR terminal guidance system, and an alternative active radar homing seeker was proposed1.00infobox
Kh-55In service1983–present1.00infobox
Kh-55Launch platformTu-95MS, Tu-160, Su-341.00infobox
Kh-55Length604 cm (19 ft 10 in) (Kh-65SE) 745 cm (24 ft 5 in) (Kh-101)1.00infobox
Kh-55ManufacturerRaduga OKB, KhAZ (Kharkiv), Novator (MZiK) & NPP Temp (Eka) NPO Strela (Oren), else1.00infobox
Kh-55Mass1,650 kg (3,640 lb) (Kh-65SE) 2,400 kg (5,300 lb) (Kh-101)1.00infobox
Kh-55Operational range2,500 km (1,300 nmi) (Kh-55) 3,000 km (1,600 nmi) (Kh-55SM) 600 km (320 nmi) (Kh-65SE) 300 km, later 600 km (Kh-SD)1.00infobox
Kh-55Place of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
Kh-55Produced19811.00infobox
Kh-55Propellantjet fuel1.00infobox
Kh-55TypeAir-launched cruise missile1.00infobox
Kh-55Used bySoviet Union, Russia, China, Iran1.00infobox
Kh-55WarheadThermonuclear weapon or Conventional warhead1.00infobox
Kh-55WarsSyrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war1.00infobox
Kh-55Wingspan310 cm (122.0 in) (Kh-55/Kh-55SM)1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Kh-55 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Original, Cruise and Rk-55. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Kh-55
    • Original
    • Cruise
    • Rk-55
    • Designed
    • Km
    • Missile
    • Missiles
    • Raduga
    • Russia
    • Tu-160
    • Tu-95ms
    • Air-launched
  • kh-55
    • Original
    • Cruise
    • Rk-55
    • Designed
    • Km
    • Missile
    • Missiles
    • Raduga
    • Russia
    • Tu-160
    • Tu-95ms
    • Air-launched
  • air-launched cruise missile
    • Cruise
    • Raduga
    • Tu-95ms
    • Russian
    • Missile
    • Missiles
    • Designed
    • Soviet
    • Launched
    • Tu-160
    • Kent
    • As-15
  • mkb raduga
    • China
    • Soviet
    • Engine
    • Rk-55
    • Iran
    • Kh-65se
    • Conventional
    • Guidance
    • Kh-55sm
    • Kh-sd
    • Russia
    • Tu-160
  • nuclear
    • Conventional
    • Missiles
    • Air
    • Range
    • Guidance
    • Kh-sd
    • Russia
    • War
    • Warhead
    • Ukraine
    • Russian
    • Armed
  • kh-101/102 missiles
    • Tu-160
    • Tu-95ms
    • Kh-sd
    • Russia
    • Kh-555
    • Missiles
    • Nuclear
    • Russian
    • Range
    • Kh-65se
    • War
    • Km
  • china
    • Iran
    • Raduga
    • Ukraine
    • Cruise
    • Kent
    • Kh-55
    • Designed
    • Kh-65se
    • Soviet
    • Conventional
    • Engine
    • Guidance
  • russian air force
    • Soviet
    • Air
    • Russian
    • Russia
    • Nuclear
    • Missiles
    • Kh-555
    • Cruise
    • Kh-55sm
    • Kh-101
    • Air-launched
    • Launched

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Kh-55, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Kh-55 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-55 — Operational history · splits 36 ⟂ 22
Kh-55 — Overview · splits 49 ⟂ 9
Kh-55 — Operators · splits 50 ⟂ 8
Kh-55 — Design · splits 53 ⟂ 5
Kh-55 — Variants · splits 53 ⟂ 5
Kh-55 — Development · splits 54 ⟂ 4
Kh-55 — Bibliography · splits 54 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Kh-55

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples188
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Kh-55 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Operational history & Operators, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Kh-55 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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