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Sunday, October 13, 2019

Russian Kh-59 Air To Surface Missile



The Kh-59 Ovod (RussianХ-59 Овод
'Gadfly'; 
AS-13
'Kingbolt'
)
is a Russian TV-guided 
cruise missile with a
two-stage solid-fuel propulsion system and 200 km range. The 
Kh-59M Ovod-M (AS-18
'Kazoo'
) is
a variant with a bigger warhead and turbojet engine. It is primarily a 
land-attack missile

 but the
Kh-59MK variant targets ships



  • Kh-59 (AS-13 'Kingbolt') - original version with dual solid-fuel
    rocket engines. First shown in 1991; exported as Kh-59 or Kh-59E.
  • Kh-59M (AS-18 'Kazoo') - adds turbojet engine and larger warhead.
    Range 115 km.
  • Kh-59ME - 200 km-range variant offered for export in 1999.
  • Kh-59MK - 285 km-range anti-shipping variant with turbofan
    engine and ARGS-59 active radar seeker.
  • Kh-59MK2 - land attack variant of Kh-59MK equipped with either a
    320 kg penetrating or 285 kg (628 lb) pellet warhead.
  • Kh-59M2 - Kh-59M/Kh-59MK with new TV/IIR seekers, reported in
    2004.
  • Kh-20 - possible name for nuclear-tipped variant carried by Su-27
    family.
  • Kh-59L - laser-guided variant that was developed.
  • Kh-59T - TV guided instead laser guidance variant.
  • Kh-59MK2 (AS-22) - stealth standoff version, with range of 290 km
    and 300-700 kg warhead. First unveiled at MAKS 2015.

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These are very confusing for me as the design of the missile itself can actually change within a single model number.
I've done the best I can to separate images of the missiles by model. If there are any mistakes feel free to notify me.

Additional information


Images

Kh-59

Kh-59 (front); Kh-59ME (middle); Kh-59Mk (rear)

Kh-59M



Kh-59ME







Kh-59MK



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