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Raduga Kh-15 (NATO reporting name: AS-16 'Kickback')
Raduga Kh-15
Type	Air-launched ballistic missile Air-to-ground missile Anti-radiation missile (Kh-15P) Anti-ship missile (Kh-15S)
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1980
Used by	Russia
Production history
Designer	Raduga
Designed	1974–1980
Manufacturer	Dubna Machine-building Plant
Produced	1980
Specifications
Mass	1,200 kg (2,650 lb)
Length	478 cm (15 ft 8 in)
Diameter	45.5 cm (17.9 in)
Wingspan	92 cm (36.2 in) maximum
Warhead	conventional or nuclear
Warhead weight	150 kg (331 lb)
Blast yield	300 kt

Engine	solid-fuel RDTT-160
Operational range	300 km (160 nmi)
Flight ceiling	40,000 m (130,000 ft)
Maximum speed	Up to Mach 5
Guidance system	inertial guidance, active radar homing, or anti-radiation missile
Launch platform	Tu-22M3,

The Raduga Kh-15 or RKV-15 (Russian: Х-15; NATO: AS-16 "Kickback"; GRAU:) is a Russian hypersonic aero-ballistic air-to-ground missile carried by the Tupolev Tu-22M and other bombers. Originally developed as a standoff nuclear air-to-ground missile similar to the U.S. Air Force's AGM-69 SRAM, versions with conventional warheads have been developed.

As of early 2019, it was uncertain whether the Kh-15 was in service, with rumors that it had been retired or placed in storage.

Development

In 1967, MKB Raduga started developing the Kh-2000 as a replacement for the Kh-22 (NATO reporting name AS-4 Kitchen) heavy anti-shipping missile. Development of the Kh-15 started some time in the early 1970s. The sophistication of the design made it suitable for other roles, and a nuclear-tipped version was developed in tandem with the conventionally armed variant. An upgrade under development was cancelled in 1991, but reports in 1998 suggested an upgraded Kh-15 might be fitted to Su-35 (Flanker-E) tactical aircraft.

Design

The Kh-15 climbs to an altitude of about 40,000 m (130,000 ft) and then dives in on the target, accelerating to a speed of about Mach 5.

Operational history

It entered service in 1980. It can be carried by the Su-33, Su-34, Tu-95MS-6 'Bear-H', Tu-22M3 'Backfire C', and Tu-160 'Blackjack'.

Variants

Kh-15 (RKV-15) - the original version with nuclear warhead and inertial guidance
Kh-15P - passive seeker for anti-radar use
Kh-15S - active radar seeker for anti-shipping use

Operators

Current

Russia

Former

Soviet Union - Passed onto successor states

Similar weapons

KSR-5 (AS-6 'Kingfish') - heavy anti-surface missile carried under the wings of Tu-22M
Kh-59 (AS-13 'Kingbolt') - ASM for tactical aircraft, up to 285 km range
Kh-37 (updated version of AS-20 'Kayak') - land attack version of subsonic Kh-35 Anti-Ship missile, 250 km range
AGM-69 SRAM - 1000 kg US missile with up to 170 km range

Photo Gallery

Kh-15 from rear
Mission profile (anti-ship version)

Notes

^ "Kh-15, RKV-15 (AS-16 'Kickback')", Jane's Air-Launched Weapons, 2008-08-01, archived from the original on 2019-10-18, retrieved 2009-02-03
Kristensen, Hans M.; Korda, Matt (4 March 2019). "Russian nuclear forces, 2019". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 75 (2): 73–84. Bibcode:2019BuAtS..75b..73K. doi:10.1080/00963402.2019.1580891.
^ "Kh-15 (AS-16 'Kickback'/RKV-15)", Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems, 2008-09-02, archived from the original on 2019-10-18, retrieved 2009-02-06
"АО "Корпорация Тактическое Ракетное Вооружение"". Archived from the original on 2014-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-25.

References

Gordon, Yefim (2004). Soviet/Russian Aircraft Weapons Since World War Two. Hinckley, England: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-188-1.
Healey, John K. (January–February 2004). "Retired Warriors: 'Cold War' Bomber Legacy". Air Enthusiast. No. 109. pp. 75–79. ISSN 0143-5450.

NATO designation for Russian and former Soviet Union missiles

Air-to-air
(full list)

Air-
to-surface
(full list)

Anti-tank
guided
(full list)

Surface-
to-air
(full list)

Ground- based	SA-1 Guild SA-2 Guideline SA-3 Goa SA-4 Ganef SA-5 Gammon SA-6 Gainful SA-7 Grail SA-8 Gecko SA-9 Gaskin SA-10 Grumble SA-11 Gadfly SA-12 Gladiator/Giant SA-13 Gopher SA-14 Gremlin SA-15 Gauntlet SA-16 Gimlet SA-17 Grizzly SA-18 Grouse SA-19 Grison SA-20 Gargoyle SA-21 Growler SA-22 Greyhound SA-23 Gladiator/Giant SA-24 Grinch SA-27 Gullum SA-29 Gizmo Morfey S-350 Sosna-R/RA
Naval- based	SA-N-1 Goa SA-N-2 Guideline SA-NX-2C M-3 SA-N-3 Goblet SA-N-4 Gecko SA-N-5 Grail SA-N-6 Grumble SA-N-7 Gadfly SA-N-8 Gremlin SA-N-9 Gauntlet SA-N-10 Grouse SA-N-11 Grison SA-N-12 Grizzly SA-N-14 Grouse SA-N-20 Gargoyle SA-N-21 Greyhound 9K 96 Redut Palash/Palma
Anti- ballistic	ABM-1 Galosh ABM-3/53T6 Gazelle S-500 A-235

Surface-
to-surface
(full list)

Ground- based	SS-1 Scunner/SS-1 Scud (Scud-A/-B/-C/-D) SS-2 Sibling SS-3 Shyster SS-4 Sandal SS-5 Skean SS-6 Sapwood SS-7 Saddler SS-8 Sasin SS-8B Sasin 2 SS-9 Scarp SS-10 Scrag SS-11 Sego SS-12 Scaleboard SS-X-13 Savage SS-13 Savage SS-14 Scamp/Scapegoat SS-15 Scrooge SS-16 Sinner SS-17 Spanker SS-18 Satan SS-19 Stiletto SS-20 Saber SS-21 Scarab SS-22 Scaleboard SS-23 Spider SS-24 Scalpel SS-25 Sickle SS-26 Stone SS-27 Sickle B SS-28 Saber 2 SS-29 Sickle C SS-X-30 Satan 2 SS-X-31 Sickle D SS-X-32Zh Scalpel B Avangard / HGV Yu-7# SS-X-33 Stone AN
Naval- based	14KhK1 15Kh 17Kh KS-1 Komet P-20 Sokol P-40 P-47 SS-N-1 Scrubber SS-N-2 Styx SS-N-3c Shaddock SS-N-3a Shaddock 3b Sepal SS-N-4 Sark SS-N-5 Sark/Serb D-6 D-6M D-7 R-15M SS-N-6 Serb SS-N-7 Starbright SS-N-8 Sawfly SS-N-9 Siren SS-N-12 Sandbox SS-NX-13 Serb SS-N-14 Silex SS-N-15 Starfish SS-N-16 Stallion SS-N-17 Snipe SS-N-18 Stingray SS-N-19 Shipwreck SS-N-20 Sturgeon SS-N-21 Sampson SS-N-22 Sunburn SS-N-23 Skif R29RM SS-N-23A Skif SS-N-23B Skif SS-NX-24 Scorpion SS-N-25 Switchblade SS-N-26 Strobile SS-N-27 Sizzler SS-N-30A 3M-14 SS-NX-28 SS-N-29 SS-N-32 SS-NX-33 SS-NX-34 Skif SS-N-35 SS-N-36 SS-NX-37 SS-NX-38 Canyon
Ship- to-ship	10KhN SSC-1B Sepal Redut SSC-2 Salish/Samlet AS/KS-1 P-20 Sokol SSC-K P-1 Schuka KSShch SSC-3 Styx Rubezh SSC-4 Slingshot SSC-X-5 Scorpion SSC-6 Sennight SSC-7 Stone KS 9M728 SSC-8 Stone KB 9M729 SSC-14 Klub N/M 3M14/54 SSC-13 BrahMos SSC-10/SSC-5 Stooge Bastion P/S SSC-7/12 3M-80MV SSC-X-11 "GZUR" SSC-X-15 Skif SSC-X-9 Stone AN Hermes M ATS Hermes K ATS

USAF/DoD reporting names for Soviet and Chinese aircraft and missiles

Type numbers
(1947–1955)

Research/prototype
aircraft

Caspian Sea	CASP-A CASP-B
Kazan	KAZ-A
Novosibirsk	NOVO-A NOVO-B NOVO-C
GFRI	RAM-A RAM-B RAM-C RAM-D RAM-E RAM-F RAM-G RAM-H RAM-J RAM-K RAM-L RAM-M RAM-N RAM-P RAM-Q RAM-R R2 RAM-S RAM-T
SibNIA	SIB-A
Taganrog	TAG-A TAG-B TAG-C TAG-D
Harbin	HARB-A
Nanchang	NAN-A NAN-B
Xi'an	XIAN-A

Research/prototype
missiles

Barnaul	BL-01 BL-02 BL-03 BL-04 BL-05 BL-06 BL-07 BL-08 BL-09 BL-10
Embi-5	EM-01
Kapustin Yar	KY-01 KY-02 I II III KY-03 KY-04 KY-05 KY-06 KY-07 KY-08 KY-09 KY-10 KY-11 KY-12
Nyonoksa	NE-01 NE-02 NE-03 NE-04
Plesetsk	PL-01 PL-02 PL-03 PL-04 PL-05
Sary Shagan	SH-01 SH-02 SH-03 SH-04 SH-05 SH-06 SH-07 SH-08 SH-09 SH-10 SH-11
Töretam	TT-01 TT-02 TT-03 TT-04 TT-05 TT-06 TT-07 TT-08 TT-09
Vladimirovska	VA-01 VA-02 VA-03 VA-04 VA-05 VA-06 VA-07 VA-08

Listed in contemporary sources • Bergander list (details) • Unknown/no details • Possible error • Unconfirmed

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