Kh-22 vs SOM (missile): Specs Compared

ACruise & anti-ship missiles

Kh-22

Anti-ship cruise missile Air-to-surface missile

Credit

Антон Бородин · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BCruise & anti-ship missiles

SOM (missile)

Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Kh-22Length

11.65 m

Length source ↗

SOM (missile)Length

3.657 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Kh-22larger figure on 2 of 2

Length+219%
Wingspan+15%

SOM (missile)larger figure on 0 of 2

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

11.65m

3.66m

Length+219%

All recorded figures & sources

11.65 m

Length

Single source

11.65 m (38.2 ft)^[source]

3.657 m

Length

Single source

3,657 millimetres (12.0 ft)^[source]

2.6m

Wingspan+15%

All recorded figures & sources

3 m

Wingspan

Single source

300 cm (120 in)^[source]

2.6 m

Wingspan

Single source

2.6 metres (8.53 ft)^[source]

920mm

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Diameter

All recorded figures & sources

0.92 m

Diameter

Single source

92 cm (36 in)^[source]

5.8t

660kgSOM-B2

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

5,820 kg

Mass

Single source

5,820 kg (12,800 lb)^[source]

620 kg

SOM-A

Single source

620 kg

SOM-B1

Single source

660 kg

SOM-B2

Single source

500 kg

SOM-J

Single source

SOM-A: 620 kilograms (1,367 lb) SOM-B1: 620 kilograms (1,367 lb) SOM-B2: 660 kilograms (1,455 lb) SOM-J: 500 kilograms (1,102 lb)^[source]

5,633km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

1,154km/hMaximum; 0.94 Mach

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5,600 km/h

Maximum; Mach 4.6 (

Single source

5,632.704 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

Mach 4.6 (5,600 km/h; 3,500 mph)^[source]

1,153.796 km/h

Maximum; 0.94 Mach

Single source

623 knots (0.94 Mach)^[source]

600kmOperational; Kh-22M/MA

275kmOperational; SOM-J

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

600 km

Operational; Kh-22M/MA

Single source

600 km (320 nmi) (Kh-22M/MA)^[source]

250 km

Operational; SOM-A, B1, B2: >

Single source

275 km

Operational; SOM-J

Single source

SOM-A, B1, B2: >250 km (130 nmi) SOM-J: 275 km (148 nmi)^[source]

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2.5–3.3kN

Thrust

All recorded figures & sources

2.5–3.3 kN

Kale KTJ-3200 Microturbo TRI-40 (First versions)

Single source

Kale KTJ-3200 Microturbo TRI-40 (First versions) 2.5-3.3 kN^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Kh-22 and SOM (missile) configuration
Specification	Kh-22	SOM (missile)
Type	Anti-ship cruise missile Air-to-surface missile^[source]	Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	Turkey^[source]
In service	1968-present^[source]	Since 2017^[source]
Used by	Russia^[source]	Turkish Air Force^[source]
Wars	Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]	—
Designer	MKB Raduga^[source]	ROKETSAN TÜBİTAK-SAGE^[source]
Unit cost	$1 million^[source]	—
Produced	1962^[source]	—
Warhead	1,000 kg (2,205 lb) RDX or 350–1,000 kt (1.5–4.2 PJ) thermonuclear weapon^[source]	230 kilograms (507 lb) SOM-A: High Explosive Blast-Fragmentation Warhead SOM-B1: High Explosive Blast-Fragmentation Warhead SOM-B2: Dual Stage Tandem Penetrating Warhead SOM-J: Semi-Armor Piercing Warhead^[source]
Engine	R-201 liquid-fuel rocket^[source]	—
Propellant	Tonka-250 and IRFNA^[source]	—
Flight ceiling	10–14 km (33,000–46,000 ft) or 27 km (89,000 ft)^[source]	—
Guidance system	Inertial guidance followed by terminal active radar homing^[source]	INS / GPS Terrain Referenced Navigation Image Based Navigation Automatic Target Recognition Imaging Infrared Seeker^[source]
Accuracy	>300 ft (91 m) (CEP)^[source]	5 metres (16 ft) CEP^[source]
Launch platform	Tu-22M, Тu-22К, Тu-95К22^[source]	F-16 Fighting Falcon F-4 Phantom II TAI TF-X TAI Hürjet Bayraktar Akıncı Bayraktar MIUS^[source]
Manufacturer	MKB Raduga^[source]	ROKETSAN SOM-J is manufactured by TÜBİTAK SAGE and ROKETSAN in Turkey.^[source]
Designed	—	2006-2017^[source]
Flight altitude	—	Terrain hugging Sea skimming^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Russia	Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Azerbaijan

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Kh-22

SOM (missile)

Type

Anti-ship cruise missile Air-to-surface missile^[source]

Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

Turkey^[source]

In service

1968-present^[source]

Since 2017^[source]

Used by

Russia^[source]

Turkish Air Force^[source]

Wars

Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]

—

Designer

MKB Raduga^[source]

ROKETSAN TÜBİTAK-SAGE^[source]

Unit cost

$1 million^[source]

—

Produced

1962^[source]

—

Warhead

1,000 kg (2,205 lb) RDX or 350–1,000 kt (1.5–4.2 PJ) thermonuclear weapon^[source]

230 kilograms (507 lb) SOM-A: High Explosive Blast-Fragmentation Warhead SOM-B1: High Explosive Blast-Fragmentation Warhead SOM-B2: Dual Stage Tandem Penetrating Warhead SOM-J: Semi-Armor Piercing Warhead^[source]

Engine

R-201 liquid-fuel rocket^[source]

—

Propellant

Tonka-250 and IRFNA^[source]

—

Flight ceiling

10–14 km (33,000–46,000 ft) or 27 km (89,000 ft)^[source]

—

Guidance system

Inertial guidance followed by terminal active radar homing^[source]

INS / GPS Terrain Referenced Navigation Image Based Navigation Automatic Target Recognition Imaging Infrared Seeker^[source]

Accuracy

>300 ft (91 m) (CEP)^[source]

5 metres (16 ft) CEP^[source]

Launch platform

Tu-22M, Тu-22К, Тu-95К22^[source]

F-16 Fighting Falcon F-4 Phantom II TAI TF-X TAI Hürjet Bayraktar Akıncı Bayraktar MIUS^[source]

Manufacturer

MKB Raduga^[source]

ROKETSAN SOM-J is manufactured by TÜBİTAK SAGE and ROKETSAN in Turkey.^[source]

Designed

—

2006-2017^[source]

Flight altitude

—

Terrain hugging Sea skimming^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Russia

Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Azerbaijan