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3M24

IOC: 1983

Kh-35U

IOC: 1994

Also Known As
3M60
AS-20 Kayak

Origin
Russia

Contractor/s
Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV)

Applications
Mig-29K
Mig-29M
Mig-29M2
Mig-29SMT
Su-30MK
Su-30MKI
Su-34

Family Members
3M24

Description: The Kh-35 is a subsonic, long range, sea-skimming anti-ship missile. It features a solid fuel booster, a turbojet powerplant, a high-precision radio-altimeter, and an active radar guidance system in the terminal phase of the flight. During the flight the Kh-35 missile depends on the radio-altimeter and the Inertial Navigation System (INS). The Kh-35 is the Soviet counterpart to US Harpoon missile.

The Kh-35U, AS-20 Kayak NATO-codename, anti-ship missile has been designed to be released from fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. It is a derivative of ship-launched Kh-35 missile (Uran system).

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 420 mm, Length 3.8 m, Width 930 mm

Weights: Max Weight 480 kg (1,058 lb), Warhead 150 kg (331 lb)

Performance: Max Range 130 km (70 nm), Min Range 5,000 m (16,404 ft), Top Speed 300 mps (Mach 0.90)

Operators

Russia

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

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