Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
«Kinzhal / AS-24 Killjoy»
BallisticSRBM — short range (<1000 km)Russia2017In service
Russian air-launched ballistic missile derived from Iskander, with hypersonic terminal speed.
Ballistic//SRBM — short range (<1000 km)
ID — KINZHAL-KH-47M2Russia · MKB Raduga
Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
Kinzhal / AS-24 Killjoy
Russian air-launched ballistic missile derived from Iskander, with hypersonic terminal speed.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
- Alias
- Kinzhal / AS-24 Killjoy
- Manufacturer
- MKB Raduga
- Country
- Russia
- Year
- 2017
- Category
- Ballistic
- All sub-types
- SRBM — short range (<1000 km)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 2000 km
- Top speed
- Mach 10
- Guidance
- INS + GLONASS + radar attivo terminale
- Warhead
- HE/penetrante 480 kg — opzione nucleare
- CEP
- 30 m
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- MiG-31K/I, Tu-22M3M
- Length
- 8 m
- Launch weight
- 4300 kg
Combat use
- ▸Ukraine 2022-2024 — first operational use on 18/03/2022 against depots near Deliatyn. In 2023 Ukrainian Patriot PAC-3 systems intercepted multiple Kinzhals over Kyiv, exposing the vulnerability of the 'invincible weapon' touted by Putin.
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HypersonicDual-useNuclear-capable
Main operators
Russia
History
Unveiled by Putin in March 2018 as one of Russia's 'six superweapons', the Kinzhal is essentially an Iskander-M (9M723) adapted for air launch, with the MiG-31K multiplying range and kinetic energy.
Often described as hypersonic, it follows a quasi-ballistic trajectory with terminal manoeuvres. Patriot intercepts in 2023 deflated the narrative of invulnerability.
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