Kh-69 (AS-22 Kazoo) Russian Air-Launched Cruise Missile

Kh-69 (AS-22 Kazoo) Russian Air-Launched Cruise Missile is a modern Russian subsonic, low‑observable, air‑launched land‑attack cruise missile derived from the Kh‑59MK2 family and optimized for internal carriage on the Su‑57, with a roughly 290 km class range and a 300 kg‑class warhead for precision strikes on fixed, hardened targets. It has been fielded operationally against Ukraine since early 2024 and is increasingly employed in mixed missile–drone strike packages. Kh‑69 departs from the cylindrical Kh‑59 lineage by adopting a square or trapezoidal cross‑section fuselage, incorporating radar‑absorbent materials and shaping to reduce radar cross‑section. The missile has a smooth, faceted body with fold‑out wings and four tail fins that deploy after launch, improving stability and maneuverability while enabling compact storage and internal-bay carriage. The missile is optimized for fixed targets with surveyed coordinates, including power plants, command posts, air‑defense sites, and other hardened facilities. Ukrainian and Western reporting has linked Kh‑69 strikes to attacks on energy infrastructure such as the Trypillia thermal power plant, illustrating its use against strategic economic and energy targets, not just purely military nodes.