Kh-22

Kh-22
(NATO reporting name: AS-4 'Kitchen')
Kh-22 with aircraft in the background
TypeAnti-ship cruise missile
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1968-present
Used byRussia
Wars
Production history
DesignerMKB Raduga
Unit cost$1 million[1]
Produced1962
Specifications
Mass5,820 kg (12,800 lb)
Length11.65 m (38.2 ft)
Diameter92 cm (36 in)
Wingspan300 cm (120 in)
Warhead1,000 kg (2,205 lb) RDX
or 350–1,000 kt (1.5–4.2 PJ) thermonuclear weapon

EngineR-201 liquid-fuel rocket
PropellantTonka-250 and IRFNA
Operational
range
600 km (320 nmi) (Kh-22M/MA)[2]
Flight ceiling10–14 km (33,000–46,000 ft) or 27 km (89,000 ft)
Maximum speed Mach 4.6 (5,600 km/h; 3,500 mph)[3]
Guidance
system
Inertial guidance followed by terminal active radar homing
Accuracy30-40 m (CEP)[citation needed]
Launch
platform
Tu-22M, Тu-22К, Тu-95К22

The Kh-22 "Storm" (Russian: Х-22 "Буря", NATO reporting name AS-4 'Kitchen') is a large, long-range anti-ship cruise missile developed by MKB Raduga in the Soviet Union. It was designed for use against aircraft carriers and carrier battle groups, with either a conventional or nuclear warhead. Kh-32 is an updated conventional variant of the Kh-22 and was accepted to service in 2016; it features an improved rocket motor and a new seeker head.

  1. ^ Landa, Volodymyr; Gnenny, Konstantin. "Over the weekend, Russia launched missiles worth about $200 million over Ukraine., Росія за вихідні випустила по Україні ракет вартістю близько $200 млн" (in Ukrainian). Forbes. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ ausairpower (6 August 2009), Anti Shipping Missile Survey, ausairpower, p. 1
  3. ^ Scribd, Anti Shipping Missile Survey, Scribd, p. 37