ACruise & anti-ship missiles
Kh-59
Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Air-to-surface missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile
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ACruise & anti-ship missiles
Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Air-to-surface missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile
At a glance
Kh-59larger figure on 1 of 5
Storm Shadowlarger figure on 4 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source570 cm (220 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kh-59 | Storm Shadow |
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| Type | Cruise missile Air-launched cruise missile Air-to-surface missile Anti-ship missile Land-attack missile[source] | Air-launched cruise missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union / Russia[source] | France United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1980–current[source] | 2003–present[source] |
| Used by | Russia, China, India, Algeria |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
STORM SHADOW / SCALP · Length
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 0.72 – Mach 0.88 (
Single sourceMach 0.72 – Mach 0.88 (882–1,080 km/h; 548–670 mph)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 0.95 (
Single sourceOperational; Kh-59ME
Single sourceOperational; Kh-59ME (export)
Single sourceOperational; Kh-59MK
Single sourceOperational; Kh-59MK2
Single sourceKh-59ME (export): 115 km (62 nmi) Kh-59ME: 200 km (110 nmi) Kh-59MK: 285 km (150 nmi) Kh-59MK2: 290 km (160 nmi)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source550 km (342 mi; 297 nmi)[source]
Microturbo TRI 60-30 turbojet 1,200 lb f
Single sourceMicroturbo TRI 60-30 turbojet 5.4 kN (1,200 lb f )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See operators[source] |
| Wars | First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Iraq War Libyan Civil War 2011 military intervention in Libya Syrian Civil War US intervention in the Syrian civil war Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] |
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| Designer | MKB Raduga[source] | Matra BAe Dynamics[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Tactical Missiles Corporation[source] | MBDA[source] |
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| Warhead | Cluster or shaped-charge fragmentation[source] | Multistage BROACH penetration warhead[source] |
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| Engine | Kh-59: two-stage rocket Kh-59ME: rocket then R95TP-300 turbojet/turbofan[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Inertial guidance (then TV guidance ), millimeter wave active radar homing (Kh-59MK, Kh-59MK2 land attack version)[source] | GPS , INS , IIR & TERPROM[source] |
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| Launch platform | Kh-59ME: Su-30MK Kh-59: Su-24M, MiG-27, Su-17M3/22M4, HAL Tejas , Su-30 MKI Su-25 and Su-30 Kh-59MK2: Su-57[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1994–2001[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | £ 2,000,000 (FY2023) ( US$ 2,500,000)[source] |
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| Steering system | — | 6 tailplanes (4 vertical & 2 horizontal)[source] |
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| Transport | — | Mirage 2000 , Rafale , Su-24 , Tornado , Typhoon , Gripen[source] |
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| References | — | Janes & The Telegraph[source] |
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Mach 0.95 (323 m/s; 1,060 ft/s)[source]