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The Kh-38/Kh-38M (Russian: Х-38) is a family of air-to-surface missiles meant to succeed the Kh-25 and Kh-29 missile families.

Kh-38
Kh-38ME
Type	Tactical air-to-surface missile
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
In service	2012 (Kh-38ME) - 2019 (Kh-36)
Used by	Russia
Wars	Syrian Civil War[1][2]
Production history
Designer	Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC
Designed	2007 (Kh-38ME) - 2015 (Kh-36)
Manufacturer	Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC
Produced	2015 (Kh-38M) - 2019 (Kh-36)
Specifications
Mass	520 kg (1,150 lb)
Length	4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)[3]
Diameter	0.31 m (12.2 in)[3]
Warhead	HE fragmentation, cluster warhead, armor-piercing
Warhead weight	up to 250 kg (551 lb)[3]
Detonation mechanism	Contact fuse
Engine	Two-stage solid rocket motor[3]
Wingspan	1.14 m (44.9 in)
Operational range	up to 40 km (21.6 nmi)[3]
Flight altitude	200-12000 m
Maximum speed	Mach 2.2[3]
Guidance system	Laser, active radar, IR, satellite, depending on variant
Launch platform	Kh-38: Su-34, Su-57, Ka-52K Kh-36: Su-57, MiG-35

Design and development

The basic configuration of the Kh-38M was revealed at the 2007 Moscow Air Show (MAKS). The first prototypes of the missile had initially folding wings and tail fins for internal carriage, and would have a variety of seeker heads for different variants.[4] Different warheads (fragmentation, cluster munitions, penetrating) can also be fitted. The Kh-38M is meant to succeed the Kh-25 and Kh-29 missile families. It can be used by combat aircraft such as the Sukhoi Su-34 and Sukhoi Su-57, and it is planned to be integrated on the Kamov Ka-52K helicopter. The first test firing took place in 2010 from a Su-34, and production was ordered to start in 2015.[3]

In a successive version, unveiled at MAKS 2017, both control surfaces were replaced by longer and narrower fixed ones, a solution similar to the one used in the Selenia Aspide missile.[5]^{[needs update]}

Operational history

The Kh-38M was first used in combat during the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war.[3]

Variants

• Kh-38MA - inertial, active radar homing[3]
• Kh-38MK - inertial, satellite guidance[3]
• Kh-38ML - inertial, semi-active laser guidance[3]
• Kh-38MT - inertial, imaging infrared guidance[3]

• Grom-E1 AS-23 tactical cruise missile derivative/ AGM Air to Surface with 120 km range[6]
• Grom-E2 AS-23B / KAB- guided bomb gliding 50-km range version[7]

≈600 kg, various aim guidance, both created on the base of Kh-38M short-range tactical missile and also have a modular structure, warheads and seekers. First seen at MAKS 2015, intended to equip all types of fighters, including the MiG-35 and Su-57.[8]

See also

• Kh-25
• AGM-65 Maverick
• Joint Air-to-Ground Missile
• Brimstone

References

External links

• Manufacturer information of the Kh-38
• KTRV finalises development of Grom air-to-surface munition variants

На других языках

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[de] Ch-38

Der Ch-38 ist eine modulare Luft-Boden-Rakete aus russischer Produktion. Die Artikelnummer der russischen Luftstreitkräfte lautet 9A7738.

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- [en] Kh-38

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[it] Kh-38

Il Kh-38 è un missile aria-superficie, a guida laser, con un apparato di guida migliorato, destinata a succedere alla famiglia dei missili Kh-25. Usati nella Guerra civile siriana[1][2].

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[ru] Х-38

Х-38  — российская высокоточная авиационная ракета класса «воздух-поверхность» малого радиуса действия. Предназначена для уничтожения широкого круга целей: бронетехники, надводных кораблей и подводных лодок в надводном положении, а также других, как укреплённых, так и легкоуязвимых, одиночных и групповых целей. Принята на вооружение в конце 2012 года.

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