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  "id": "kh-55",
  "name": "Kh-55 (AS-15 Kent)",
  "aliases": [
    "RKV-500",
    "X-65C3",
    "Kh-SD"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Long-range cruise missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1983,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "IRN",
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 3,
  "summary": "The Kh-55 (Russian: Х-55, also known as RKV-500; NATO reporting name: AS-15 'Kent') is a Soviet/Russian subsonic air-launched cruise missile, designed by MKB Raduga. It has a range of up to 2,500 km (1,350 nmi) and can carry nuclear warheads.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Basing",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Aircraft",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": 3500,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Accuracy (CEP)",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "25 m",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 6.04,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "diameter_m",
      "v": 0.51,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fin span",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "3.1 m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "launch_weight_kg",
      "v": 1210,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "R95-300 Turbofan; Jet fuel",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 12000,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Inertial guidance with Doppler radar/terrain map updates.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Warhead options",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Single; Conventional and Nuclear; HE",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Nuclear yield",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "200-250 kT",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Conventional warhead weight",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "410 kg",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Payload: warhead type",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Single",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Payload: warhead options",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Conventional and Nuclear",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Payload: nuclear yield",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "200-250 kT",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Payload: conventional warhead weight",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "410 kg",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Payload: conventional warheads available",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "HE",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Kh-555",
      "text": "A conventional variant of the Kh-55. The nuclear warhead has been replaced by a 400 kg unitary HE, penetration HE, or submunitions warhead.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kh-65SE and Kh-SD",
      "text": "The Kh-65SE is a conventional version designed for export, although no exports have been documented. It is capable of carrying a 410kg HE warhead 600km. 1995, a similar missile called the Kh-SD was reported.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kh-55SM",
      "text": "An extended range version. To achieve the extra range, conformal fuel tanks are mounted on both sides of the fuselage. It also has a more powerful engine, producing 450 kg of thrust.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kh-55OK",
      "text": "Version with optical guidance.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Kh-BD",
      "text": "A future cruise missile with a range of 3 000 km, or greater. In 2017 this missile was at the project stage. It is planned with conventional and nuclear warheads. It should be carried by modernized Tu-160M2 bombers.",
      "src": [
        "weg-kh-55"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Soumar",
      "text": "Soumar is an unlicensed Iranian copy of the Kh-55. Unlike the original Kh-55, the Soumar is ground-launched. In 2001 Ukraine sold twelve Kh-55 missiles without nuclear warheads to Iran. The existence of the Soumar missile was revealed in 2015.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Meshkat / Hoveizeh",
      "text": "Meshkat / Hoveizeh is a more recent Iranian missile based on the Kh-55, which is believed to have a range of 1,200km, an increased range over the Soumar.",
      "src": [
        "weg-kh-55"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "CJ-10",
      "text": "CJ-10 is a Chinese land-attack cruise missile, which is believed to be based on the Kh-55 technology. In 1995 production unit of the Kh-55 missiles was delivered to Shanghai and appears to have been used to produce similar cruise missiles in China.",
      "src": [
        "weg-kh-55"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "cruise",
  "image": {
    "file": "kh-55.jpg",
    "thumb": "kh-55-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "George Chernilevsky",
    "license": "Public domain",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kh-55_AS-15_Kent_2016_G1.jpg",
    "title": "File:Kh-55 AS-15 Kent 2016 G1.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 (Public domain)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/kh-55.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-kh-55": {
      "title": "Kh-55 (AS-15 Kent) Russian Long-Range Cruise Missile",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Kh-55_AS-15_Kent_Russian_Long-Range_Cruise_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}