Kh-35UE Russian Short-Range Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile
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Basic Information
Name
Kh-35UE Russian Short-Range Cruise Missile
Designation
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Alternate Designation
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Equipment Type
Cruise Missile
Manufacturer
440 cm
Date of Introduction
2005
Description
The Kh-35UE Russian Short-Range Cruise Missile is a modern variant of the Kh-35E air-launched missile. It is in service with the Russian Navy, Indian Navy, and the Vietnamese People’s Navy. The high-subsonic missile offers improved performance and range than its predecessor. It is guided by inertial and satellite navigation systems, as well as an active-passive radar seeker, which ensures better accuracy, and resistance against jamming. The advanced seeker further offers a 50km lock-on range compared with the 20km range of the Kh-35E. Fitted with a 145 kg high-explosive fragmentation penetrator warhead, the Kh-35UE missile is available in aircraft and helicopter-launched versions, which can strike targets within a range of 260km.
Variants
Kh-35 (3M-24)
Base naval version for Russia (2003).
Kh-35E (3M-24E)
Export version of Kh-35 (1996).
Kh-35U
Base upgrade unified missile (can be used with any carrier), version for Russia in production (as of July 1, 2015). Capable of striking land targets.
Kh-35UE
Export version of Kh-35U, in production.
Kh-35V
Version for Russia, launched from a helicopter.
3M-24EMV
Export version of Kh-35 missile-target without warhead for Vietnam.
Kh-35 Uran/Uran-E
Shipborne equipment of the control system with a missile Kh-35/Kh-35E
Bal/Bal-E
Coastal (SSC-6 Sennight) missile complex with Kh-35/Kh-35E missiles (2008).
KN-09 Kumsong/GeumSeong-3
(Venus 3 금성3호 金星3号) - KN0v 0x 01, KN19 Reported North Korean copy of the Kh-35U. Kumsong-3 is a North Korean domestic variant/clone of Kh-35 likely based on Kh-35U due to range.Demonstrated range in 2017, June 8 test is 240 km.
Kh-37 or Kh-39
possible name for nuclear-tipped variant.
KCT-15
License-produced Kh-35E by Vietnam
Neptune
Ukrainian derivative
VCM-01
customized version of the Russian-made Kh-35UE produced under license in Vietnam.
System
Name
Kh-35UE
Type
Cruise Missile
Manufacturer
440 cm
Length
440 cm
Diameter
42.0 cm
Wingspan
133 cm
Weight
610 kg
Warhead
145 kg High Explosive Fragmentation (HE-FRAG) warhead.
Warhead Weight
145 kg
Engine
R95TP-300 Turbojet Kh-35 / Turbofan Kh-35U
360 kgf
Propellant
kerosene
Operational Range
260 km
Flight Altitude
10-15 m en route and about 4 m at terminal area
Maximum Speed
980–1,164 km/h
Guidance System
inertial guidance and ARGS-35E X-band terminal active radar homing
Basic Load
The launcher vehicle carries 4 containerized Kh-35UE missiles.
Details
Country of Origin
Russia
Category
Short-Range Cruise Missiles (SRCM) (Less than 600 km)
Air > Short-Range Cruise Missiles (SRCM) (Less than 600 km)
Filter Label
K
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
4.4 m
Width
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Height
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Weight
610 kg
Operators (10)
Russia
Ukraine
India
Iran
North Korea
Algeria
Azerbaijan
Myanmar
Venezuela
Vietnam
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