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Kh-55

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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.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

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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

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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

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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

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