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MKB Raduga Kh-55
MKB Raduga · Air-to-Surface · Russia · Cold War (1970–1991)
The Kh-55 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 variants mainly for tactical use, such as the Kh-65SE and Kh-SD, but only the Kh-555 appears to have been put into service. The Kh-55 was not the basis of the submarine and ground-launched S-10 Granat or RK-55 Relief designed by NPO Novator. The RK-55 is very similar to the air-launched Kh-55 but the Kh-55 has a drop-down turbofan engine and was designed by MKB Raduga.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- ASM
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Cold War (1970–1991)
- Country
- Russia
- Manufacturer
- MKB Raduga
- Operator
- Russia/export
- Primary Role
- Air-to-Surface
- Status
- In Service
- Service Entry
- 1982
- Produced
- 1500
- Propulsion
- Turbofan
- Engine
- TRDD-50A turbofan
- Thrust / Power
- 772 lbf
- Launch
- Air-launched
- Length (ft)
- 20.5
- Wingspan (ft)
- 10.5
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 1800
- MTOW (lb)
- 3305
- Payload (lb)
- 880
- Endurance (hr)
- 2.62
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 40000
- Range (mi)
- 1550
- Max Speed (mph)
- 591
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.77
- Armament
- Nuclear 200 kT / conventional