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Kinzhal
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Russian nuclear-capable air-launched ballistic missile
Key facts
- Type
- Air-launched ballistic missile
- Place of origin
- Russia
- In service
- 2017–present
- Used by
- Russian Aerospace Forces
- Wars
- Russo-Ukrainian war
- Designer
- Believed to be:, Votkinsk Plant State Production Association and, Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC
- Unit cost
- US$10 million
- Mass
- 4,300 kg (9,500 lb)
- Length
- 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) (estimated)
- Diameter
- 1,200 mm (47 in) (estimated)
- Wingspan
- 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in)
- Warhead
- Low yield nuclear warhead (5 to 50 kt ) or conventional HE
- Engine
- Solid-propellant rocket motor
- Operational range
- 2,000 km (1,200 mi), including range of launching aircraft
- Maximum speed of vehicle or missile span
- Up to Mach 10 (3,400 m/s; 11,200 ft/s)
- Guidance system
- INS , mid-course update
- Steering system
- Four cropped delta‐fins
- Launch platform
- MiG-31BM/K Tu-22M3M Su-34 (reportedly) Su‐57 (planned)
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- 2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade 66.jpg
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- service entry
- 2017-12-01
- Commons category
- Kh-47M2 Kinzhal
- NATO reporting name
- Killjoy
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Article
The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal (Russian: Х-47М2 Кинжал, IPA: [kʲɪn'ʐaɫ], lit. 'Dagger'; NATO reporting name: AS-24 Killjoy) is a Russian air-launched ballistic missile. It has an estimated range of 460–480 km (290–300 mi) and a reported top speed of Mach 10. It can carry either conventional or nuclear warheads and can be launched by Tu-22M3 bombers, MiG-31K interceptors, or modified Su-34 fighter–bombers.
It has been deployed at airbases in Russia's Southern Military District and Western Military District.