{
  "id": "kh-38",
  "name": "Kh-38 (Kh-38M)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Air-to-surface missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2007,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The Kh-38/Kh-38M (Russian: Х-38) is a family of air-to-surface missiles meant to succeed the Kh-25 family of missiles. The basic configuration of the Kh-38M was revealed at the 2007 Moscow Air Show (MAKS).",
  "specs": [],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Kh-38/Kh-38M Missile",
      "role": "Air-to-Surface Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-kh-38"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Air-to-Surface Missile",
        "Guidance": "Laser, active radar, IR, satellite, depending on variant",
        "Warhead": "HE fragmentation, cluster warhead, armor-piercing",
        "Warhead weight": "up to 250 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 2.2",
        "Length": "4.2 m"
      },
      "range_km": 70
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Kh-38MAE",
      "text": "inertial, active radar homing",
      "src": [
        "weg-kh-38"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kh-38MKE",
      "text": "inertial, satellite guidance",
      "src": [
        "weg-kh-38"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kh-38MLE",
      "text": "inertial, laser guidance",
      "src": [
        "weg-kh-38"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kh-38MTE",
      "text": "inertial, infrared guidance",
      "src": [
        "weg-kh-38"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kh-36 Grom-1",
      "text": "AS-23 tactical cruise missile derivative/ AGM Air to Surface with 120km range",
      "src": [
        "weg-kh-38"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kh-36P Grom-2",
      "text": "AS-23B / KAB- guided bomb gliding 50-km range version 600 kg, various aim guidance, both created on the base of Kh-38M short-range tactical missile and also have a modular structure, warheads and seekers.",
      "src": [
        "weg-kh-38"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kh-38M2",
      "text": "improvement of Kh-38M, optoelectronic IR UV (CCD also ?) sensors",
      "src": [
        "weg-kh-38"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "alcm",
  "image": {
    "file": "kh-38.jpg",
    "thumb": "kh-38-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Nickel nitride",
    "license": "CC0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kh-38MLE.jpg",
    "title": "File:Kh-38MLE.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/kh-38.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-kh-38": {
      "title": "Kh-38 (Kh-38M) Russian Air-to-Surface Missile",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Kh-38_Kh-38M_Russian_Air-to-Surface_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}