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|speed={{convert|1470|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}<ref name="Kh-29 25 years" /><br />
|speed={{convert|1470|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}<ref name="Kh-29 25 years" /><br />
Kh-29ML: 900–1,260&nbsp;km/h (560–780&nbsp;mph)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/I_KH-29.HTM |title=KH-29|accessdate=2008-09-05 |work=The Probert Encyclopaedia}}</ref>
Kh-29ML: 900–1,260&nbsp;km/h (560–780&nbsp;mph)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/I_KH-29.HTM |title=KH-29 |accessdate=2008-09-05 |work=The Probert Encyclopaedia |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602012818/http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/I_KH-29.HTM |archivedate=2008-06-02 |df= }}</ref>
|vehicle_range=Kh-29L :{{convert|10|km|nmi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /><br />Kh-29T :{{convert|12|km|nmi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} <ref name="Rosoboronexport" /><br />Kh-29TE :{{convert|30|km|nmi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} <ref name="Rosoboronexport" />
|vehicle_range=Kh-29L :{{convert|10|km|nmi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}}<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /><br />Kh-29T :{{convert|12|km|nmi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} <ref name="Rosoboronexport" /><br />Kh-29TE :{{convert|30|km|nmi|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} <ref name="Rosoboronexport" />
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|detonation=Impact <ref name="TMC" />
|detonation=Impact <ref name="TMC" />
|yield=
|yield=
|guidance=Kh-29L: semi-active [[laser guidance]]<br />Kh-29T/TE : [[passive homing]] [[TV guidance]]<br />Kh-29D : [[infrared homing]] guidance (IIR)<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l-DzknmTgDUC&pg=PA236&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997–1998|publisher=|accessdate=23 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="deagel.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.deagel.com/Anti-Armor-Weapons-and-Missiles/Kh-29D_a001029003.aspx|title=Kh-29D|work=deagel.com}}</ref><br />Kh-29MP : [[active radar homing]] <ref name="sci.fi">{{cite web|url=http://www.sci.fi/~fta/ruaf-3-8.htm|title=Russian Air Force 3.8|publisher=|accessdate=23 December 2014}}</ref>
|guidance=Kh-29L: semi-active [[laser guidance]]<br />Kh-29T/TE : [[passive homing]] [[TV guidance]]<br />Kh-29D : [[infrared homing]] guidance (IIR)<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l-DzknmTgDUC&pg=PA236&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997–1998|publisher=|accessdate=23 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="deagel.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.deagel.com/Anti-Armor-Weapons-and-Missiles/Kh-29D_a001029003.aspx|title=Kh-29D|work=deagel.com}}</ref><br />Kh-29MP : [[active radar homing]] <ref name="sci.fi">{{cite web|url=http://www.sci.fi/~fta/ruaf-3-8.htm |title=Russian Air Force 3.8 |publisher= |accessdate=23 December 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614055914/http://www.sci.fi/~fta/ruaf-3-8.htm |archivedate=14 June 2012 |df= }}</ref>
|launch_platform=Kh-29L&T: MiG-27K,<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /> MiG-29M,<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /><br />Su-27UB,<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /> Su-30MK,<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /> Su-39<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /><br />
|launch_platform=Kh-29L&T: MiG-27K,<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /> MiG-29M,<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /><br />Su-27UB,<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /> Su-30MK,<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /> Su-39<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /><br />
Kh-29L only: Su-25<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /><br />
Kh-29L only: Su-25<ref name="Rosoboronexport" /><br />
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* {{RUS}}: [[Russian Air Force]]
* {{RUS}}: [[Russian Air Force]]
* {{IND}}: [[Indian Air Force]] on its [[Su-30MKI]]s<ref name="Kh-29 25 years"/> and [[Indian Navy]] on its [[MiG-29K]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/mig-29k.htm|title=MiG-29K FULCRUM|author=John Pike|publisher=GlobalSecurity|accessdate=23 December 2014}}</ref>
* {{IND}}: [[Indian Air Force]] on its [[Su-30MKI]]s<ref name="Kh-29 25 years"/> and [[Indian Navy]] on its [[MiG-29K]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/mig-29k.htm|title=MiG-29K FULCRUM|author=John Pike|publisher=GlobalSecurity|accessdate=23 December 2014}}</ref>
* {{ALG}}: [[Algerian Air Force]] <ref>http://www.waronline.org/mideast/algir.htm</ref>
* {{ALG}}: [[Algerian Air Force]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waronline.org/mideast/algir.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-10-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018040128/http://www.waronline.org/mideast/algir.htm |archivedate=2013-10-18 |df= }}</ref>
* {{BLR}}: [[Belarusian Air Force]] on its modernized [[MiG-29]]BMs.<ref name="Kh-29 25 years">{{cite web |first=Michal A. |last=Fiszer |url=http://edefense.blogspot.com/2005/12/25-years-of-service-of-russian-kh-29.html |title=25 years of service of Russian Kh-29 missile |publisher=Situational Awareness |accessdate=2008-09-07}} Written by Polish former Su-22 pilot</ref>
* {{BLR}}: [[Belarusian Air Force]] on its modernized [[MiG-29]]BMs.<ref name="Kh-29 25 years">{{cite web |first=Michal A. |last=Fiszer |url=http://edefense.blogspot.com/2005/12/25-years-of-service-of-russian-kh-29.html |title=25 years of service of Russian Kh-29 missile |publisher=Situational Awareness |accessdate=2008-09-07}} Written by Polish former Su-22 pilot</ref>
* {{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.
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* {{flag|Libya|2011}}: Islamist militias
* {{flag|Libya|2011}}: Islamist militias
* {{MYS}}: [[Royal Malaysian Air Force]]
* {{MYS}}: [[Royal Malaysian Air Force]]
* {{PRC}}: [[People's Liberation Army Air Force]] – received 2,000 Kh-29Ts in 2002<ref>{{citation |first=Bill |last=Gertz |title=China test-fires new air-to-air missile; Taiwan likely to get upgraded arms |newspaper=The Washington Times |date=2002-07-01 |page=A1}}</ref> for use on their Su-27SKs, Su-27UBKs, Su-30MKKs, [[Shenyang J-11]]s and possibly their [[Xian JH-7|JH-7s]] ('Flounder') and [[Nanchang Q-5|Q-5]]'s ('Fantan').<ref>{{citation |first=Richard D., Jr. |last=Fisher |title=The Impact Of Foreign Weapons And Technology On The Modernization Of China's People's Liberation Army |pages=4–2C |url=http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2004/04fisher_report/7airforcesystems.htm |date=January 2004 |publisher=US-China Economic and Security Review Commission}}</ref>
* {{PRC}}: [[People's Liberation Army Air Force]] – received 2,000 Kh-29Ts in 2002<ref>{{citation |first=Bill |last=Gertz |title=China test-fires new air-to-air missile; Taiwan likely to get upgraded arms |newspaper=The Washington Times |date=2002-07-01 |page=A1}}</ref> for use on their Su-27SKs, Su-27UBKs, Su-30MKKs, [[Shenyang J-11]]s and possibly their [[Xian JH-7|JH-7s]] ('Flounder') and [[Nanchang Q-5|Q-5]]'s ('Fantan').<ref>{{citation|first=Richard D., Jr. |last=Fisher |title=The Impact Of Foreign Weapons And Technology On The Modernization Of China's People's Liberation Army |pages=4–2C |url=http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2004/04fisher_report/7airforcesystems.htm |date=January 2004 |publisher=US-China Economic and Security Review Commission |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429145750/http://www.uscc.gov/researchpapers/2004/04fisher_report/7airforcesystems.htm |archivedate=2007-04-29 |df= }}</ref>
* {{POL}}: [[Polish Air Force]] on its on [[Su-22]]M4s.<ref name="Kh-29 25 years" />
* {{POL}}: [[Polish Air Force]] on its on [[Su-22]]M4s.<ref name="Kh-29 25 years" />
* {{SYR}}: [[Syrian Air Force]]
* {{SYR}}: [[Syrian Air Force]]

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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, archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-30 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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. Archived from the original on 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2008-09-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ a b c d "Vympel Kh-29 (AS-14 'Kedge')", Jane's Electro-Optic Systems, 2008-09-04, archived from the original on 2013-01-26, retrieved 2009-02-06 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2013-10-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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, archived from the original on 2007-04-29 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)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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