Kh-55SM

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cruise missile
gptkbp:deployedTo air-launched
gptkbp:design strategic deterrence
high subsonic speed
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:developer classified
gptkbp:electronic_warfare gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:engineType turbojet
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:firstFlight successful
gptkbp:firstIntroduced 1983
gptkbp:historicalSignificance important_in_Cold_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kh-55SM
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Kh-55_missile_family
gptkbp:internationalStudents not widely exported
gptkbp:launched high_altitude
gptkbp:launchSite aircraft
strategic bomber
aircraft-mounted launch system
gptkbp:length 8.3 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Moscow_Machine-Building_Plant
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 1,200 kg
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Aerospace_Forces_of_the_Russian_Federation
gptkbp:operationalArea strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:operationalRange 2,500 km
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:European_theater
active
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:Russian_Federation
gptkbp:productionCompany 1970s to 1980s
in service
gptkbp:propulsion turbojet engine
gptkbp:provides 10-30 meters
inertial navigation system
terrain contour matching
gptkbp:range 2,500 km
gptkbp:relatedPatent Kh-22,_Kh-15
gptkbp:retirementYear not retired
gptkbp:role standoff weapon
gptkbp:security low radar cross-section
reduced radar visibility
gptkbp:serviceHistory gptkb:Soviet_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:speed 0.8 Mach
gptkbp:strategicGoals high
gptkbp:successor Kh-555
gptkbp:supportRole high
long-range strike
gptkbp:targets land and naval targets
active radar
gptkbp:team gptkb:Moscow_Institute_of_Thermal_Technology
gptkbp:type nuclear
up to 200 kilotons
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Russian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:variant Kh-55,_Kh-55SM,_Kh-555
gptkbp:weight 1,200 kg
gptkbp:wingspan 8.0 meters