Armement Air-Sol Modulaire vs Kh-38: Specs Compared

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AMissiles

Armement Air-Sol Modulaire

Glide bomb Air-to-surface missile

BMissiles

Kh-38

Tactical air-to-surface missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Armement Air-Sol ModulaireLength

3.1 m

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Kh-38Length

4.2 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Armement Air-Sol Modulairelarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Kh-38larger figure on 2 of 2

Length+35%
Mass+53%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 34 rows sourced on both sides

3.1m

4.2m

Length+35%

All recorded figures & sources

3.1 m

Length

Single source

3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)^[source]

4.2 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Armement Air-Sol Modulaire and Kh-38 configuration
Specification	Armement Air-Sol Modulaire	Kh-38
Speed	—	Mach 2.2^[source]
Type	Glide bomb Air-to-surface missile^[source]	Tactical air-to-surface missile^[source]
Place of origin	France^[source]	Russia^[source]
In service	2007–present^[source]	2012 (Kh-38ME) 2019 (Kh-36)^[source]

Wars	War in Afghanistan First Libyan civil war Mali War Operation Inherent Resolve Russo-Ukrainian War 2025 India–Pakistan conflict^[source]	Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Manufacturer	Safran Electronics & Defense Bharat Electronics^[source]	Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC^[source]

Unit cost	€ 164,000 (US$210,707) (FY2011) € 252,000 (US$323,770) including development costs (FY2011)^[source]	—

Warhead	250 kg (550 lb) bomb body ( Mk82 , BLU 111 or CBEMS/BANG)^[source]	HE fragmentation, cluster warhead, armor-piercing^[source]

Engine	Solid rocket motor^[source]	Two-stage solid rocket motor^[source]

Guidance system	Hybrid inertial / GPS in decametric all-weather version Hybrid inertial/GPS + infrared homing or SALH in metric day/night version^[source]	Laser, active radar, IR, satellite, depending on variant^[source]

Accuracy	10 m (32 ft 10 in) CEP decametric version 1 m (3 ft 3 in) CEP metric version^[source]	—

Launch platform	Dassault Rafale Dassault Mirage 2000D Dassault Mirage F1 F-16 Tejas MiG-29 Su-25 Su-27^[source]	Kh-38: Su-34 , Su-25SM3 , Su-57 , Ka-52K , MiG-29K Kh-36: Su-57 , MiG-35^[source]

Designer	—	Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC^[source]

Designed	—	2007 (Kh-38ME) - 2015 (Kh-36)^[source]

Produced	—	2015 (Kh-38M) - 2019 (Kh-36)^[source]

Detonation mechanism	—	Contact fuse^[source]

Flight altitude	—	200-12000 m^[source]

Role	—	family of standoff air-to-surface missiles meant to succeed the Kh-25 and Kh-29 missile families^[source]

Source measurement	—	The Kh-38/Kh-38M ( Russian : Х -38 ) is a family of standoff air-to-surface missiles meant to succeed the Kh-25 and Kh-29 missile families. The Kh-38 also serves as the basis for the Kh-36 unpowered and powered glide-bombs.^[source]Kh-38 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The basic configuration of the Kh-38M was revealed at the 2007 Moscow Air Show (MAKS) . The first prototypes of the missile had initially folding wings and tail fins for internal carriage, and would have a variety of seeker heads for different variants. Different warheads (fragmentation, cluster munitions , penetrating) can also be fitted. The Kh-38M is meant to succeed the Kh-25 and Kh-29 missile families. It can be used by combat aircraft such as the Sukhoi Su-34 and Sukhoi Su-57 , and it is planned to be integrated on the Kamov Ka-52 K helicopter. The first test firing took place in 2010 from a Su-34, and production was ordered to start in 2015.^[source]Kh-38 · Design and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The Kh-38M was first used in combat during the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war . It was also used during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine .^[source]Kh-38 · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Kh-36 Grom-E1 - Rocket assisted version of the Grom-E2. Sometimes referred as a hybrid missile glide bomb. AS-23 tactical cruise missile derivative/AGM with 120 km range^[source]Kh-38 · Variants / Kh-36; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Kh-36 Grom-E2 - AS-23B/KAB-type guided glide bomb with 50 km range.^[source]Kh-38 · Variants / Kh-36; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Both versions of the Grom are of 600 kg weight, with various guidance mechanisms, and both are created on the basis of the Kh-38M short-range tactical missile and also have modular structures, warheads and seekers. This weapon was first seen at MAKS 2015, and intended to equip all types of fighters, including the MiG-35 and Su-57 .^[source]Kh-38 · Variants / Kh-36; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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The Kh-38/Kh-38M ( Russian : Х -38 ) is a family of standoff air-to-surface missiles meant to succeed the Kh-25 and Kh-29 missile families. The Kh-38 also serves as the basis for the Kh-36 unpowered and powered glide-bombs.^[source]Kh-38 · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The basic configuration of the Kh-38M was revealed at the 2007 Moscow Air Show (MAKS) . The first prototypes of the missile had initially folding wings and tail fins for internal carriage, and would have a variety of seeker heads for different variants. Different warheads (fragmentation, cluster munitions , penetrating) can also be fitted. The Kh-38M is meant to succeed the Kh-25 and Kh-29 missile families. It can be used by combat aircraft such as the Sukhoi Su-34 and Sukhoi Su-57 , and it is planned to be integrated on the Kamov Ka-52 K helicopter. The first test firing took place in 2010 from a Su-34, and production was ordered to start in 2015.^[source]Kh-38 · Design and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The Kh-38M was first used in combat during the Russian military intervention in the Syrian civil war . It was also used during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine .^[source]Kh-38 · Operational history; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Kh-36 Grom-E1 - Rocket assisted version of the Grom-E2. Sometimes referred as a hybrid missile glide bomb. AS-23 tactical cruise missile derivative/AGM with 120 km range^[source]Kh-38 · Variants / Kh-36; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Kh-36 Grom-E2 - AS-23B/KAB-type guided glide bomb with 50 km range.^[source]Kh-38 · Variants / Kh-36; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Both versions of the Grom are of 600 kg weight, with various guidance mechanisms, and both are created on the basis of the Kh-38M short-range tactical missile and also have modular structures, warheads and seekers. This weapon was first seen at MAKS 2015, and intended to equip all types of fighters, including the MiG-35 and Su-57 .^[source]Kh-38 · Variants / Kh-36; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Reported operators	Reported operator · France Reported operator · Croatia Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · India Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Qatar Reported operator · Ukraine	—