Kh-28

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Kh-28
Type SEAD
Service history
In service 1971
Production history
Manufacturer Raduga
Specifications
Weight 720 kg (630 lb)
Length 5970 mm (8 ft 2 in)
Diameter 430 mm (11 in)

Warhead 160 kg (245 lb)

Engine Two-stage liquid-fuel rocket
Wingspan 1930 mm (31 in)
Operational
range
120 km (75 mi)
Speed 3500 km/h (1,800 mph)
Launch
platform
Aircraft

The Raduga Kh-28 (Russian: Х-28, NATO reporting name: AS-9 Kyle) was a Soviet anti-radiation missile.

The missile was developed for use on the Yakovlev Yak-28 fighter-bomber using features of the Kh-22 and KSR-5 weapons.[1] It entered production in 1971 and was used on Sukhoi and Tupolev bombers but not on the intended Yak-28. Before launch, the missile guidance system is programmed to track the target radar frequency by the Metel electronic warfare suite carried in an external container (Su-7B, Su-17, Tu-22M) or by the internal Filin suite (Su-24).[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b FAS. Zvezda Kh-28 (AS-9 Kyle). Retrieved on 2007-04-15.