Kh-15
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The Raduga Kh-15 or RKV-15 (Russian: Х-15; NATO: AS-16 "Kickback"; GRAU:) is a Russian hypersonic aero-ballistic air-to-ground missile carried by the Tupolev Tu-22M and other bombers. Originally developed as a standoff nuclear air-to-ground missile similar to the U.S. Air Force's AGM-69 SRAM, versions with conventional warheads have been developed.
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Raduga Kh-15 (NATO reporting name: AS-16 'Kickback') | |
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Type | Air-launched ballistic missile Air-to-ground missile Anti-radiation missile (Kh-15P) Anti-ship missile (Kh-15S) |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | 1980 |
Used by | Russia |
Production history | |
Designer | Raduga |
Designed | 1974–1980 |
Manufacturer | Dubna Machine-building Plant |
Produced | 1980 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1,200 kg (2,650 lb) |
Length | 478 cm (15 ft 8 in) |
Diameter | 45.5 cm (17.9 in) |
Wingspan | 92 cm (36.2 in) maximum |
Warhead | conventional or nuclear |
Warhead weight | 150 kg (331 lb) |
Blast yield | 300 kt |
Engine | solid-fuel RDTT-160 |
Operational range | 300 km (160 nmi) |
Flight ceiling | 40,000 m (130,000 ft) |
Maximum speed | Up to Mach 5[1] |
Guidance system | inertial guidance, active radar homing, or anti-radiation missile |
Launch platform | Tu-22M3, [1] |
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As of early 2019, it was uncertain whether the Kh-15 was in service, with rumors that it had been retired or placed in storage.[2]