Kh-22 Burya
Country: RussiaManufacturer: MKB Raduga
«AS-4 Kitchen»
CruiseAnti-shipSoviet Union / Russia1962In service
Massive Soviet air-launched anti-ship cruise missile, still used by Tu-22M3 bombers against land targets in Ukraine.
Cruise//Anti-ship
ID — KH-22Soviet Union / Russia · MKB Raduga
AS-4 Kitchen
Massive Soviet air-launched anti-ship cruise missile, still used by Tu-22M3 bombers against land targets in Ukraine.
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Identity
- Designation
- Kh-22 Burya
- Alias
- AS-4 Kitchen
- Manufacturer
- MKB Raduga
- Country
- Soviet Union / Russia
- Year
- 1962
- Category
- Cruise
- All sub-types
- Anti-ship
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 600 km
- Top speed
- Mach 4.6
- Guidance
- Inerziale + radar attivo terminale
- Warhead
- HE 1000 kg o nucleare 1 Mt
- CEP
- 500 m
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Bombardiere Tu-22M3
- Length
- 11.65 m
- Launch weight
- 5820 kg
Tags
Anti-shipNuclear-capable
Main operators
Russia
History
Conceived to sink US carriers at long range, the Kh-22 equipped Tu-22M3 regiments of Soviet strategic and naval aviation.
In the war in Ukraine from 2022 it has been used against land targets, including the tragic strike on the Kremenchuk shopping mall in June 2022.
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