X-25 (according to the classification of the US Ministry of Defense and NATO - AS-10 Karen ) [3] - Soviet / Russian high-precision short-range air-to-surface aircraft missile .
| X-25 | |
|---|---|
| designation of the Ministry of Defense of the USA and NATO : AS-10 Karen AS-12 Kegler | |
 Projection of the X-25MP rocket | |
| Type of | air-to-surface class , tactical ; anti-radar missile (X-25MP) |
| Status | operated by |
| Developer |  OKB Star /  Tactical Missile Arms Corporation |
| Chief Designer | Korolev, Yuri Nikolaevich Bugaysky, Victor Nikiforovich [1] |
| Years of development | Since 1970 |
| Test start | ZLI : May-July 1973 GI : August 1973 - November 1974 [2] |
| Adoption | February 3, 1976 |
| Manufacturer | KPO Strela / Tactical Missile Arms Corporation |
| Years of production | 1975 - 1983 |
| Units produced | 25,000 missiles, type X-25M [2] |
| Main operators |  Russian Air Force Russian Navy |
| Base model | X-23 |
| ↓ All specifications | |
The development of the X-25 guided missile (“product 69”) began at OKB Zvezda in 1970. The Kh-25 missile was put into service in 1976, and has been exported since 1992.
Designed to destroy armored vehicles, radar stations, surface ships and other purposes.
The X-25 missile family has a high-explosive fragmentation warhead weighing from 86 kg to 136 kg (depending on version).
Content
Modifications
Installation of the X-25 on the pylon of the aircraft
The following modifications of the X-25 were developed (the letter "M" in the name means " modular "):
- X-25 ("product 69", X-25L) - the basic version with a laser seeker
- X-25MA - with active radar seeker , has been offered for export since 1999
- X-25ML (“product 713”) - with a semi-active laser GSN 24N1 and a tandem warhead capable of punching up to 1 meter of concrete [4]
- X-25R / X-25MR (“product 714”) - with interference-protected radio command guidance
- X-25MT - with a television seeker
- X-25MSE
- X-25MTP - with thermal imaging (infrared) homing head
- X-27PS ("product 72", has the NATO designation: AS-12 Kegler ) - the basic anti - radar version of the X-25
- X-25MP (“product 711”, AS-12 Kegler ) - a modular anti-radar missile (with passive radar seeker PRGS-1VP or PRGS-2VP) designed to destroy radars of widespread “Hawk” and “Advanced Hawk” air defense systems . It is basically identical to the X-27PS, it has a control system modified in terms of introducing the feature of the guidance system and changing the control law, which made it possible to reduce the minimum launch range from 9.5-10 km for the X-27PS rocket to 3-5 km for the X-25MP rocket. Also, the tail fairing, which was previously part of the power supply compartment, was lengthened and became an independent sixth compartment.
- X-25MPU ( AS-12 Kegler ) - an upgraded version of the X-25MP. It has a radar homing system with an extended frequency range capable of operating on radar systems of the Crotale and Roland type , and the missile is equipped with an inertial guidance system, which made it possible to prolong the guidance and re-capture the target in case of temporary shutdown of the radar target. It has a significantly increased range compared to the X-25MP.
Performance Specifications
| X-25 | X-25ML | X-25MR | X-25MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| factory index | product 69 | product 713 | product 714 | product 711 / product 712 |
| year of adoption | 1976 | 1981 | 1981 | 1981 |
| Control system | SUR-71 autopilot with laser seeker | SUR-73 autopilot with laser seeker | autopilot SUR-73 with radio command SN | |
| GOS | semi-active laser 24H1 | semi-active laser 24H1 | passive radar PRGS-1VP / PRGS-2VP | |
| engine | RDTT PRD-228 | Two-mode RDTT PRD-276 | ||
| combat characteristics | ||||
| minimum launch range, km | 3 | |||
| maximum launch range, km | 7 | ten | ten | 40 |
| KVO , m | 6.4 [5] (5-10 m [6] ) | 6 [7] (5-10 m [8] ) | ||
| carrier speed, km / h | 700-1000 | 700-1250 | ||
| minimum application height, km | 0.5 | 0.05 | ||
| maximum application height, km | four | five | 12 | |
| maximum flight speed, m / s | 850 | 870 | 860 | 920 |
| average flight speed, m / s | 400-450 | |||
| flight time at maximum range, s | 15-18 | |||
| mass and dimensional characteristics | ||||
| length mm | 3750 | 3705 | 3830 | 4194/4294 |
| diameter mm | 275 | |||
| wing span, mm | 820 | 755 | ||
| feathering range, mm | 493 | |||
| starting weight, kg | 320 | 299 ± 8 | 320 | 315 ± 8 |
| main warhead | F25-1M high-explosive fragmentation | F27 | ||
| DOS weight Warhead, kg | 112 | 86-90 | 140 | 86-90 |
| explosive mass, kg | 80 | |||
| additional warhead | F25-2M high-explosive fragmentation | - | ||
| weight extra Warhead, kg | 24 | - | ||
| explosive mass, kg | 13 | - | ||
| dimensions of the transport container (LxWxH), mm | 4200x860x806 | 4816x855x816 | ||
| weight in launch container, kg | 540 | 530 | ||
| compatibility | ||||
| separation devices: | APU-68, APU-68UM, APU-68-85, APU-68UM2, APU-68UM3 | |||
| carriers: | Su-17 , Su-24 , Su-25 , Su-27 , MiG-27 , MiG-29 , MiG-31 BM, Ka-50 (X-25ML) | |||
| economic indicators | ||||
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Notes
- ↑ Chief constructors Of. Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation website
- ↑ 1 2 X-25MP. History of . Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation website
- ↑ The Many-Faced Tactical Missile X-25
- ↑ Friedman, Norman (2006), The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems (5 ed.), Naval Institute Press, p. 838, ISBN 9781557502629 , < https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=4S3h8j_NEmkC&pg=PA838 >
- ↑ Markovsky, Perov, 2005 , p. eleven.
- ↑ X-25 . The site " Corner of the Sky " (2004). Archived on June 19, 2013.
- ↑ Markovsky, Perov, 2005 , p. nineteen.
- ↑ X-25ML . The site " Corner of the Sky " (2004). Date of treatment June 17, 2013. Archived June 16, 2013.
Literature
- Markovsky V.Yu., Perov K. Soviet air-to-ground aviation missiles. - M .: Exprint, 2005.
- Shirokorad A. B. History of aircraft weapons. Short essay / Under the general ed. A.E. Taras. - Minsk: Harvest, 1999 .-- 560 s. - (Library of military history). - 11,000 copies. - ISBN 985-433-695-6 .
Links
- Aviation weapons. Air-to-surface guided missiles Sky corner
- Documentary: Shock Force - X-25 Rocket The film tells about the creation of missiles with laser guidance systems.