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BCruise & anti-ship missiles
Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Air-to-surface missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile
Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | Abu Mahdi (missile) | Kh-59 |
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| Type | Cruise missile[source] | Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Air-to-surface missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Iran[source] | Soviet Union / Russia[source] |
| In service | 20 August 2020[source] | 1980–current[source] |
| Used by | Iran |
Wingspan
Single source130 cm (51.2 in)[source]
Maximum; Mach 0.72 – Mach 0.88 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMach 0.72 – Mach 0.88 (882–1,080 km/h; 548–670 mph)[source]
Operational; Kh-59ME
Single sourceOperational; Kh-59ME (export)
Single sourceOperational; Kh-59MK
Single sourceOperational; Kh-59MK2
Single sourceKh-59ME (export): 115 km (62 nmi) Kh-59ME: 200 km (110 nmi) Kh-59MK: 285 km (150 nmi) Kh-59MK2: 290 km (160 nmi)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source320 kg (705 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Russia, China, India, Algeria[source] |
| Warhead | High Explosive[source] | Cluster or shaped-charge fragmentation[source] |
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| Wars | — | First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designer | — | MKB Raduga[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Tactical Missiles Corporation[source] |
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| Engine | — | Kh-59: two-stage rocket Kh-59ME: rocket then R95TP-300 turbojet/turbofan[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Inertial guidance (then TV guidance ), millimeter wave active radar homing (Kh-59MK, Kh-59MK2 land attack version)[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | Kh-59ME: Su-30MK Kh-59: Su-24M, MiG-27, Su-17M3/22M4, HAL Tejas , Su-30 MKI Su-25 and Su-30 Kh-59MK2: Su-57[source] |
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