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Measured figures
Kh-29L/T
Single sourceKh-29TE
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kh-29 | PL-5 |
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| Type | Air-to-surface missile[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1980s–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Warsaw Pact, China, India, Iraq[source] | — |
| Wars | Iran–Iraq War Second Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
Kh-29L/T: 390 cm (12 ft 10 in) Kh-29TE: 387.5 cm (12 ft 9 in)[source]
PL-5B, PL-5C
Single sourcePL-5E
Single source3.128 m (PL-5B, PL-5C), 2.893m (PL-5E)[source]
Kh-29L
Single sourceKh-29T
Single sourceKh-29TE
Single sourceKh-29L: 660 kg (1,460 lb) Kh-29T: 685 kg (1,510 lb) Kh-29TE: 690 kg (1,520 lb)[source]
PL-5B, PL-5C
Single sourcePL-5E
Single source148 kg (PL-5B, PL-5C), 83kg (PL-5E)
Operational; Kh-29L
Single sourceOperational; Kh-29T
Single sourceOperational; Kh-29TE
Single sourceKh-29L: 10 km (5.4 nmi) Kh-29T: 12 km (6.5 nmi) Kh-29TE: 30 km (16 nmi)[source]
Operational; (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~
Single sourceOperational; PL-5E
Single sourceWarhead 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.
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| Designer | Matus Bisnovat Georgiy I. Khokhlov[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1975[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Vympel / Tactical Missiles Corporation[source] | Luoyang Electro-Optics Technology Development Centre (EOTDC), Hanzhong Nanfeng Machine Factory[source] |
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| Produced | 1980–present[source] | 1982[source] |
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| Warhead | HE armour-piercing[source] | 6kg blast-frag , or expanding rod (RF-fuse)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact[source] | Active infrared , laser proximity fuse(PL-5EII)[source] |
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| Engine | Fixed thrust solid fuel rocket[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | Kh-29L: semi-active laser guidance Kh-29T/TE: passive homing TV guidance Kh-29D: infrared homing guidance (IIR) Kh-29MP: active radar homing[source] | Infrared homing , multi-element, dual band detector(PL-5EII)[source] |
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| Launch platform | Kh-29L&T: MiG-27K, MiG-29, Su-22, Su-27UB, Su-30MK, Su-39 Kh-29L only: Su-25 Kh-29T only: Su-35 Also: Mirage F1 E, Su-17/22 , Su-24 , Su-33 , Su-34 , Su-37[source] | Aircraft, helicopter gunships[source] |
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1.3–16km (PL-5B, PL-5C), 0.5-16~18km (PL-5E)[source]