Ch-29
The Ch-29 ( Russian Х-29 , NATO code name AS-14 Kedge ) is a supersonic tactical air-to-surface missile made by the Soviet Union for combating armored and bunkered ground targets. It can be used against a wide range of tactical targets, for example armored vehicles , air defense , ships , transport facilities, traffic systems and bunkered systems.
development
Development began in the mid-1970s at the state design office Wympel in Moscow . The system was introduced to the Soviet Air Force in 1980 .
Variants:
- Ch-29T: With active TV self-steering, range 12 km
- Ch-29TE: Improved Ch-29T, range 32 km
- Ch-29L: With semi-active laser steering, range 28 km
- Ch-29ML: Improved Ch-29L.
- Ch-29MP: With active radar seeker in the K u band, range 12 km
- Ch-29D: With an imaging IR camera with digital image processing, range 12 km
Carrier aircraft:
- Dassault Mirage F1
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 (NATO code name: "Flogger")
- Mikoyan-Gurewitsch MiG-29M / SMT / SMT-2 / M2 ("Fulcrum")
- Mikojan-Gurewitsch MiG-31BM / FE ("Foxhound")
- Sukhoi Su-17 ("Fitter")
- Sukhoi Su-20 ("Fitter")
- Sukhoi Su-22 ("Fitter")
- Sukhoi Su-24M / M2 ("Fencer")
- Suchoi Su-25 / SM / T ("Frogfoot")
- Suchoi Su-27SM / BM ("Flanker")
- Sukhoi Su-30M / MK1 / MK2 / MKI / MKK ("Flanker")
- Sukhoi Su-34 ("Fullback")
- Sukhoi Su-39 ("Frogfoot")
- Tupolev Tu-160 ("Blackjack")
Overview of Ch-29 guided missiles
| NATO designation | AS-14 Kedge A | AS-14 Kedge B | AS-14 Kedge C. | AS-14 Kedge D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY index | Ch-29T | Ch-29L | Ch-29D | Ch-29TE |
| length | 3.94 m | |||
| Hull diameter | 400 mm | |||
| Weight | 690 kg | 680 kg | 660 kg | unknown |
| drive | 1 stage solid | |||
| Warhead | 317 kg penetration and fragmentation warhead | |||
| Steering / seeker head | TV command steering | semi-active laser steering | imaging infrared camera | TV command steering |
| Airspeed | 400 m / s | 430 m / s | ||
| Operational range | 3–12 km | 3-28 km | 3–12 km | 3–32 km |
See also
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- Jane's Air-launched Weapons Systems. Edition 2002, Jane's Verlag
- The AS-14 Kedge air-to-ground guided missile system. DTIG - Defense Threat Information Group, May 1998
- Russia's Arms 2004 Catalog. Military Parade Publishing House
| Steered |
KS-1 (1955) | Ch-20 (1959) | K-10S (1961) | KSR-2 (1962) | Ch-22 (1964) | Ch-23 (1968) | Ch-26 (1973) | Ch-28 (1973) | Ch-25 (1976) | Ch-25P (1978) | Ch-29 (1980) | Ch-58 (1982) | Ch-55 (1984) | Ch-59 (1985) | Ch-15 (1988) | Ch-31 (1988) | Ch-41 (1993) | Ch-59M (1994) | Ch-35 (2014) | Ch-101 (2013) | Ch-38 (2014) | Ch-47M (2017) |
 
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