Kh-25

Kh-25ML/MLT/MR
(NATO reporting name: AS-10 'Karen')
Kh-25MP (AS-12 'Kegler')
Kh-25ML
Typetactical air-to-surface missile
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1975–present
Production history
Designed1971–75
ManufacturerZvezda-Strela
Produced1975–present
Specifications
MassKh-25ML :299 kg (659 lb)[1]
Kh-25MP :315 kg (694 lb)[2]
LengthKh-25ML :370.5 cm (12 ft 2 in)[1]
Kh-25MP 1VP :425.5 cm (167.5 in)[2]
Kh-25MP 2VP :435.5 cm (171.5 in)[2]
Diameter27.5 cm (10.8 in)[1]
Wingspan75.5 cm (29.7 in)[1]
WarheadHigh explosive, shell-forming
Warhead weightKh-25MP :89.6 kg (198 lb),[2] Kh-25MR :140 kg (309 lb)[3]

Operational
range
Kh-25ML :11 km (5.9 nmi)[3]
Kh-25MP :up to 60 km (32 nmi)[3]
Kh-25MTP : 20 km (11 nmi)[3]
Maximum speed Kh-25ML :1,370–2,410 km/h (850–1,500 mph)[1]
Kh-25MP :1,080–1,620 km/h (670–1,000 mph)[2]
Guidance
system
Laser guidance, passive radar, TV guidance, IIR, Satellite guidance, active radar homing depending on variant
Launch
platform
MiG-21,[4] MiG-23/27,[4] MiG-29,[4] Ka-52, Su-17/20/22,[4] Su-24,[4] Su-25,[4] Su-27,[4] Yakovlev Yak-130
Kh-25MP : MiG-23/27,[5] Su-17/22,[5] Su-24,[5] Su-25[5] Ka-50[4]
Kh-25 being mounted on a Russian Su-24 at Khmeimim air base for use against Syrian insurgent targets

The Kh-25/Kh-25M (Russian: Х-25; NATO: AS-10 'Karen') is a family of Soviet lightweight air-to-ground missiles with a modular range of guidance systems and a range of 10 km.[1] The anti-radiation variant (Kh-25MP) is known to NATO as the AS-12 'Kegler' and has a range up to 40 km.[2] Designed by Zvezda-Strela, the Kh-25 is derived from the laser-guided version of the Kh-23 Grom (AS-7 'Kerry'). The Kh-25 remains in widespread use despite the apparent development of a successor, the Kh-38.

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference TMC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference TMC2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d Friedman, Norman (1997). The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997–1998. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781557502681. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Cite error: The named reference Janes-25 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Janes-Kegler was invoked but never defined (see the help page).