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* '''Kh-29ML''' is an upgraded version of the Kh-29L.<ref name="Janes">{{citation | url=http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jalw/jalw2921.html | title=Kh-29 (AS-14 'Kedge') | journal = Jane's Air-Launched Weapons | date=2008-08-06 }} {{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
* '''Kh-29ML''' is an upgraded version of the Kh-29L.<ref name="Janes">{{citation | url=http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jalw/jalw2921.html | title=Kh-29 (AS-14 'Kedge') | journal = Jane's Air-Launched Weapons | date=2008-08-06 }} {{dead link|date=May 2010}}</ref>
* '''Kh-29T''' ('''Izdeliye 64''', ''''Kedge-B'''')<ref name="Janes" /> is the TV-guided version which is fitted with automatic optical homing to a distinguishable object indicated by the pilot in the cockpit.
* '''Kh-29T''' ('''Izdeliye 64''', ''''Kedge-B'''')<ref name="Janes" /> is the TV-guided version which is fitted with automatic optical homing to a distinguishable object indicated by the pilot in the cockpit.
* '''Kh-29TE''' is a long-range (30&nbsp;km) development of the Kh-29T.<ref name="Rosoboronexport">{{citation | title=AEROSPACE SYSTEMS export catalogue | url=http://www.rusarm.ru/cataloque/air_craft/aircraft.pdf | publisher=Rosoboronexport State Corporation | last=Rosoboronexport Air Force Department and Media & PR Service|page=122}}</ref> Minimum range is 3&nbsp;km; launch altitude is 200-10,000&nbsp;m.<ref name="Rosoboronexport" />
* '''Kh-29TE''' is a long-range (30&nbsp;km) development of the Kh-29T.<ref name="Rosoboronexport">{{citation|title=AEROSPACE SYSTEMS export catalogue |url=http://www.rusarm.ru/cataloque/air_craft/aircraft.pdf |publisher=Rosoboronexport State Corporation |last=Rosoboronexport Air Force Department and Media & PR Service |page=122 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Minimum range is 3&nbsp;km; launch altitude is 200-10,000&nbsp;m.<ref name="Rosoboronexport" />
* '''Kh-29MP''' is a third generation guidance variant with [[active radar homing]], makes it a [[fire-and-forget]] weapon. It has a large 250&nbsp;kg warhead with 12&nbsp;km range.<ref name="books.google.com" /><ref name="sci.fi" />
* '''Kh-29MP''' is a third generation guidance variant with [[active radar homing]], makes it a [[fire-and-forget]] weapon. It has a large 250&nbsp;kg warhead with 12&nbsp;km range.<ref name="books.google.com" /><ref name="sci.fi" />
* '''Kh-29D''' is a fourth guidance variant ([[fire-and-forget]]) of the Kh-29TE, using [[imaging infrared]].<ref name="books.google.com" /><ref name="deagel.com" />
* '''Kh-29D''' is a fourth guidance variant ([[fire-and-forget]]) of the Kh-29TE, using [[imaging infrared]].<ref name="books.google.com" /><ref name="deagel.com" />
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* {{BUL}}: [[Bulgarian Air Force]] on its [[Su-22]]M4s,<ref name="Kh-29 25 years" /> which were withdrawn from service in 2004 and now used only for reconnaissance. Currently used on Su-25.
* {{BUL}}: [[Bulgarian Air Force]] on its [[Su-22]]M4s,<ref name="Kh-29 25 years" /> which were withdrawn from service in 2004 and now used only for reconnaissance. Currently used on Su-25.
* {{GEO}}: [[Georgian Air Force]] on its [[SU-25]]KM Scorpion <ref>{{cite web|url=http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39&Itemid=9&lang=en|title=Fighter SU-25KM (Scorpion)|publisher=|accessdate=23 December 2014}}</ref>
* {{GEO}}: [[Georgian Air Force]] on its [[SU-25]]KM Scorpion <ref>{{cite web|url=http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39&Itemid=9&lang=en|title=Fighter SU-25KM (Scorpion)|publisher=|accessdate=23 December 2014}}</ref>
* {{INA}}: '''TNI-AU''' = Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Udara ([[Indonesian Air Force]]) on its [[Su-30MK2]]<ref>2011 Annual Report of Tactical Missile Corporation, http://bmpd.livejournal.com/290141.html</ref>
* {{INA}}: '''TNI-AU''' = Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Udara ([[Indonesian Air Force]]) on its [[Su-30MK2]]<ref>2011 Annual Report of Tactical Missile Corporation, {{cite web|url=http://bmpd.livejournal.com/290141.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-07-31 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821071032/http://bmpd.livejournal.com/290141.html |archivedate=2012-08-21 |df= }}</ref>
* {{IRI}}: [[Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force]] on its Su-24 Fencer
* {{IRI}}: [[Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force]] on its Su-24 Fencer
* {{flag|Libya|2011}}: Islamist militias
* {{flag|Libya|2011}}: Islamist militias

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Kh-29
(NATO reporting name: AS-14 'Kedge')
Side-view of Kh-29D.
Typeair-to-surface missile
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1980s-current
Used byWarsaw Pact, China, India, Iraq
WarsIran–Iraq War
2014 Libyan conflict
Russian-led military intervention in Syria
Production history
DesignerMatius Bisnovat
Georgiy I. Khokhlov
Designed1975
ManufacturerVympel / Tactical Missiles Corporation[1]
Produced1980-current[2]
Specifications
MassKh-29L :660 kg (1,460 lb) [3]
Kh-29T :685 kg (1,510 lb) [3]
Kh-29TE :690 kg (1,520 lb) [3]
LengthKh-29L/T :390 cm (12 ft 10 in)[3]
Kh-29TE :387.5 cm (12 ft 9 in)[3]
Diameter38.0 cm (15.0 in) [3]
Wingspan110 cm (43 in) [3]
WarheadHE armour-piercing[1]
Warhead weight320 kg (705 lb)[1]
Detonation
mechanism
Impact [1]
EngineFixed thrust solid fuel rocket[1]
Operational
range
Kh-29L :10 km (5.4 nmi)[3]
Kh-29T :12 km (6.5 nmi) [3]
Kh-29TE :30 km (16 nmi) [3]
Maximum speed 1,470 km/h (910 mph)[4]
Kh-29ML: 900–1,260 km/h (560–780 mph)[5]
Guidance
system
Kh-29L: semi-active laser guidance
Kh-29T/TE : passive homing TV guidance
Kh-29D : infrared homing guidance (IIR)[6][7]
Kh-29MP : active radar homing [8]
Launch
platform
Kh-29L&T: MiG-27K,[3] MiG-29M,[3]
Su-27UB,[3] Su-30MK,[3] Su-39[3]

Kh-29L only: Su-25[3]
Kh-29T only: Su-35[3]

Also: Mirage F1E,[9] Su-17/22,[9] Su-24,[9] Su-33, Su-34, Su-37

The Kh-29 (Russian: Х-29; NATO: AS-14 'Kedge'; GRAU: 9M721) is a Soviet air-to-surface missile with a range of 10–30 km. It has a large warhead of 320 kg, has a choice of laser, infrared, active radar or TV guidance, and is typically carried by tactical aircraft such as the Su-24, Su-30, MiG-29K as well as the "T/TM" models of the Su-25, giving that craft an expanded standoff capability.

The Kh-29 is intended for primary use against larger battlefield targets and infrastructure such as industrial buildings, depots and bridges,[10] but can also be used against ships up to 10,000 tonnes, hardened aircraft shelters and concrete runways.[1]

Development

Design started in the late 1970s at the Molniya design bureau in Ukraine on what would be their only air-to-ground munition, but when they moved exclusively to space work Vympel took over development of the Kh-29.[10] The first firing of the missile took place in 1976 and after extensive trials the Kh-29 was accepted into service in 1980.[4]

Design

The basic aerodynamic layout of the Kh-29 is similar to the Molniya R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid'), reflecting Molniya's heritage in air-to-air missiles.[10] The laser guidance head came from the Kh-25 (AS-10 'Karen') and the TV guidance from the Kh-59 (AS-13 'Kingbolt'), mated to a large warhead.[9]

It has been compared to the United States' AGM-65 Maverick, but the AGM-65 is a much smaller missile than the Kh-29, and weighs less than half as much.[10]

Operational history

The Kh-29 entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1980, and has been widely exported since.

The Kh-29L were used by Sukhoi Su-34 and Su-24 aircraft in the 2015 Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War.[11]

2014 Libyan conflict

Libyan Su-24-borne Kh-29Ts supplied in large quantities to Muammar Gaddafi's Jamahiriya have been used by Islamist factions against pro-government forces around Tripoli during the current low-level civil war (they were seized from Ghardabiya Air Base depots). Their use, however, was in an unguided ground-to-ground role, launched from modified trucks and with their fins and ailerons at the front and back removed for a somewhat more stable flight path.[12][13]

Variants

  • Kh-29L (Izdeliye 63, 'Kedge-A')[10] uses semi-active laser seeker and has a range of 8–10 km.[3]
  • Kh-29ML is an upgraded version of the Kh-29L.[10]
  • Kh-29T (Izdeliye 64, 'Kedge-B')[10] is the TV-guided version which is fitted with automatic optical homing to a distinguishable object indicated by the pilot in the cockpit.
  • Kh-29TE is a long-range (30 km) development of the Kh-29T.[3] Minimum range is 3 km; launch altitude is 200-10,000 m.[3]
  • Kh-29MP is a third generation guidance variant with active radar homing, makes it a fire-and-forget weapon. It has a large 250 kg warhead with 12 km range.[6][8]
  • Kh-29D is a fourth guidance variant (fire-and-forget) of the Kh-29TE, using imaging infrared.[6][7]

Operators

Map with Kh-29 operators in blue with former operators in red

Current operators

Former operators

See also

  • Kh-25 (AS-10/12 'Karen/Kegler') – 320 kg missile with 90 kg warhead and 10–25 km range
  • AGM-65 Maverick – 200–300 kg missile with 57–135 kg warhead and 27 km range
  • AGM-62 Walleye I – 1967 US glide bomb delivering 385 kg warhead over 30 km.

Notes

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vympel Kh-29.
  1. ^ a b c d e f X-29TE / X-29L, Tactical Missiles Corporation, retrieved 2009-02-06
  2. ^ "ОАО "Корпорация Тактическое Ракетное Вооружение"". Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Rosoboronexport Air Force Department and Media & PR Service, AEROSPACE SYSTEMS export catalogue (PDF), Rosoboronexport State Corporation, p. 122[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Fiszer, Michal A. "25 years of service of Russian Kh-29 missile". Situational Awareness. Retrieved 2008-09-07. Written by Polish former Su-22 pilot
  5. ^ "KH-29". The Probert Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
  6. ^ a b c The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997–1998. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Kh-29D". deagel.com.
  8. ^ a b "Russian Air Force 3.8". Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d "Vympel Kh-29 (AS-14 'Kedge')", Jane's Electro-Optic Systems, 2008-09-04, retrieved 2009-02-06 [dead link]
  10. ^ a b c d e f g "Kh-29 (AS-14 'Kedge')", Jane's Air-Launched Weapons, 2008-08-06 [dead link]
  11. ^ Polina Devitt (4 October 2015). "Russian air force using laser-guided KH-29L missiles in Syria – RIA". Reuters. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  12. ^ a b Oryx. "Oryx Blog". Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Good Morning Libya on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  14. ^ John Pike. "MiG-29K FULCRUM". GlobalSecurity. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  15. ^ http://www.waronline.org/mideast/algir.htm
  16. ^ "Fighter SU-25KM (Scorpion)". Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  17. ^ 2011 Annual Report of Tactical Missile Corporation, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-21. Retrieved 2013-07-31. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ Gertz, Bill (2002-07-01), "China test-fires new air-to-air missile; Taiwan likely to get upgraded arms", The Washington Times, p. A1
  19. ^ Fisher, Richard D., Jr. (January 2004), The Impact Of Foreign Weapons And Technology On The Modernization Of China's People's Liberation Army, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, pp. 4–2C{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

References

  • Gordon, Yefim (2004), Soviet/Russian Aircraft Weapons Since World War Two, Hinckley, England: Midland Publishing, ISBN 1-85780-188-1
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