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Kh-25larger figure on 2 of 2
Python (missile)larger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Kh-25ML
Single sourceKh-25MP 1VP
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kh-25 | Python (missile) |
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| Type | tactical air-to-surface missile[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1975–present[source] | — |
| Designed | 1971–75[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Zvezda-Strela[source] |
Kh-25MP 2VP
Single sourceKh-25ML :370.5 cm (12 ft 2 in) Kh-25MP 1VP :425.5 cm (167.5 in) Kh-25MP 2VP :435.5 cm (171.5 in)[source]
Length
Single source3.1 metres (10 feet )[source]
Kh-25MP
Single sourceKh-25MR
Single sourceKh-25MP :89.6 kg (198 lb), Kh-25MR :140 kg (309 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
| Produced | 1975–present[source] | Shafrir series: 1961–1983 Python series: 1980–present[source] |
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| Warhead | High explosive, shell-forming[source] | 11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)[source] |
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| Guidance system | Laser guidance , passive radiation , TV guidance , IIR , Satellite guidance , active radar homing depending on variant[source] | infrared homing + 320×240 pixel dual waveband electro-optical imaging seeker, lock on after launch, with infrared counter-counter-measures (IRCCM)[source] |
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| Launch platform | MiG-21, MiG-23/27, MiG-29, Ka-52, Su-17/20/22, Su-24, Su-25, Su-27, Yakovlev Yak-130 Kh-25MP : MiG-23/27, Su-17/22, Su-24, Su-25 Ka-50[source] | Aircraft: BAE Sea Harrier CASA C-101 Aviojet F-4E Kurnass 2000 F-5E/F Tiger-II McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon Dassault Mirage III Dassault Mirage 5 Dassault Mirage 2000 Eurofighter Typhoon IAI Nesher/Dagger/Finder IAI Kfir HAL Tejas KAI T-50 Golden Eagle Leonardo M-346FA Master Saab JAS 39 Gripen Sukhoi Su-30MKI Su-25KM Scorpion[source] |
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| Used by | — | See operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | Shafrir series: Shafrir-1: US$20,000[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | proximity[source] |
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| Engine | — | solid fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | N/A[source] |
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