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Kh-29L/T
Single sourceKh-29TE
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| Specification | Kh-29 | Python (missile) |
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| Type | Air-to-surface missile[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1980s–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Warsaw Pact, China, India, Iraq[source] | See operators[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 |
Kh-29L/T: 390 cm (12 ft 10 in) Kh-29TE: 387.5 cm (12 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single source3.1 metres (10 feet )[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.
Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War[source] |
| Designer | Matus Bisnovat Georgiy I. Khokhlov[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1975[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Vympel / Tactical Missiles Corporation[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
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| Produced | 1980–present[source] | Shafrir series: 1961–1983 Python series: 1980–present[source] |
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| Warhead | HE armour-piercing[source] | 11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact[source] | proximity[source] |
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| Engine | Fixed thrust solid fuel rocket[source] | solid fuel rocket motor[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 + 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 | 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: 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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| Unit cost | — | Shafrir series: Shafrir-1: US$20,000[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | N/A[source] |
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