Ch-59M

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The Ch-59M Owod-M ( NATO code name AS-18 Kazoo ) is an air-to-surface missile developed in the Soviet Union .

development

Development began in the Soviet Union in the late 1980s in the Raduga design office . The Ch-59M is based on the Ch-59 and was introduced on a trial basis in 1995 with the Russian Air Force. The Ch-59M guided missiles belong to the weapon systems of Soviet design, which were only ready for series production in the 1990s. Due to their lack of money, the Russian armed forces were only able to obtain the guided weapons to a very limited extent, which is why they are now mainly produced for export.

technology

The Ch-59M is basically a Ch-59, which has a turbojet engine instead of the solid rocket engine . It is used to combat tactical and strategic ground targets such as air defense , ships , transport facilities, traffic systems and bunkered systems.

The Ch-59M / ME / MR versions are standoff weapons. Before starting, the coordinates of the target must be entered in the missile's navigation system . After being dropped from the aircraft, there is initially a short period of non-propulsion. The solid fuel booster on the rear of the guided missile only ignites at a safe distance from the aircraft . This accelerates the missile to a speed of around 300 m / s. After the booster has burned out, it is thrown off and the R-95-300 turbo jet ignites. When the solid fuel booster is dropped, the antenna for the 2-way data link is exposed at the rear . The cruise flight takes place at a speed of 240 to 290 m / s. This can take place at an altitude of 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 600 m or 1,000 m. A radar altimeter ensures the necessary safety distance between the missile and the terrain. The flight to the target area takes place autonomously with the help of the inertial navigation platform . The data link is activated for the target approach and the TV image of the seeker head in the tip of the guided weapon is transmitted to the aircraft. Now the target can be precisely sighted and the TV image is now transmitted until the guided weapon hits the aircraft (man-in-the-loop). This also makes it possible to fight slowly moving targets. A mean hit accuracy ( CEP ) of 2 to 3 meters is achieved. The carrier aircraft must be equipped with an APK-8 or APK-9 data link pod to transmit the image data from the guided missile seeker head.

The Ch-59MA / MK are anti-ship missiles . After the targets have been identified by the aircraft using radar, the guided missiles find their targets by themselves after being dropped ( fire-and-forget ). These versions can be started at an altitude of 200 to 11,000 m at speeds of 600 to 1,000 km / h. The flight to the target area takes place autonomously with the help of the inertial navigation platform. An active radar seeker is used to approach the target . The target approach takes place at a height of 7 m. The impact in the ship's hull takes place at wave height.

The Ch-59MK2 / MEh are tactical cruise missiles . The flight takes place autonomously in contour flight with the help of the inertial navigation platform , GLONASS and a DSMAC seeker (Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation) for the target approach. A mean hit accuracy ( CEP ) of 5 to 10 meters is achieved.

variants

Latest version Ch-59MK2 at MAKS 2015
  • Ch-59M Owod-M: Initial version for combating ground targets, range 115 km.
  • Ch-59ME Owod-ME: Export version of the Ch-59M.
  • Ch-59D Owod-D: prototype with new CCD seeker head, project canceled.
  • Ch-59M2 Owod-M2: Improved Ch-59M with INS - GLONASS steering unit and optimized CCD seeker head for night use. Range 115–140 km.
  • Ch-59M2E Owod-M2E: Export version of the Ch-59M2.
  • Ch-59MR Owod-MR: Improved Ch-59M2 with new electronics and 36MT turbo fan, range 200 km.
  • Ch-59MA Owod-MA: 1st version for anti- ship combat with TRDD-50A turbofan and ARGS-345 radar search head, range 150–180 km.
  • Ch-59M2A Owod-M2A: 2nd version for ship combat with 36MT turbo fan and without booster. Equipped with ARGS-95 radar search head, range 200 km.
  • Ch-59MK: Export version of the Ch-59M2A
  • Ch-59MK2 Owod-MK2: Fire-and-Forget cruise missile based on the Ch-59MK. DSMAC seeker, range 285 km.
  • Ch-59MEh Owod-MEh: Modified Ch-59MK2 with folding wings for transport in the bomb bay .
  • Ch-59MK2 Owod-MK2 (2015): Tactical cruise missile with stealth technology , presented at MAKS 2015. With 310 kg penetration warhead or bomblets (submunition), range 290–550 km.

Carrier aircraft

Overview of the Ch-59M guided missiles

designation Ch-59M Owod-M Ch-59MK Owod-MK Ch-59MK2 Owod-MK2 Ch-59MK2 Owod-MK2 (2015)
Type Air-to-surface missile Anti-ship missile Cruise missiles Cruise missiles
length 5.10 m 5.73 m 5.63 m 4.20 m
Hull diameter 380 mm 380 mm 380 mm 400 mm
span 1,300 mm 1,300 mm 1,300 mm 2,450 mm
Weight 850 kg 960 kg 970 kg 770 kg
drive Booster plus Turbojet R-95-300 Turbofan 36MT Turbofan 36MT Turbofan 50B (37-04)
Warhead 320 kg penetration or fragmentation warhead 315 kg penetration and incendiary warhead 320 kg penetration or fragmentation warhead 310 kg penetration or fragmentation warhead
or bomblets (submunitions)
Steering / seeker head INS plus TV data link INS plus active radar target search INS, GLONASS plus DSMAC INS, GLONASS plus DSMAC
Airspeed 240-290 m / s 240-290 m / s 240-290 m / s 208-277 m / s
Operational range 115 km 200 km 285 km 290-550 km

distribution

swell

  • Jane's Air Launched Weapons Systems Edition 2003. Jane's Information Group
  • The air-to-ground guided missile system AS-18 KAZOO. DTIG - Defense Threat Informations Group, July 2001
  • Russia's Arms 2004 Catalog Military Parade Publishing House * Russias's Arms 2004 Catalog. Military Parade Publishing House.
  • Jefim Gordon: Soviet / Russian Aircraft Weapons since World War two. Midland Publishing, 2004.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kh-59M (AS-18 'Kazoo' / Ovod-M) (Russian Federation), Offensive weapons . Jane’s . August 24, 2011. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Jefim Gordon : Soviet / Russian Aircraft Weapons since World War Two. Midland Publications, 2004.
  3. ↑ a b The air-to-ground guided missile system AS-18 KAZOO DTIG - Defense Threat Information Group, July 2001
  4. ↑ Ovod-ME Missile System with Kh-95M2E Missile . Tactical Missiles Corporation (JSC). Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ Kh-95MK2 . Tactical Missiles Corporation (JSC). Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ a b Piotr Butowski: Russia is preparing a precision guidance revolution for its fast jet, strike, and bomber forces . Jane's International Defense Review, August 2014, United Kingdom, 2014.
  7. ↑ MAKS 2015: KTRV showcases Kh-59MK2 aircraft guided missile upgrades - Janes.com ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), access: October 9, 2015 (Russian)

Web links

Soviet and Russian air-to-surface missiles
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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Unguided

S-5  | S-8  | S-13  | S-24  | S-25  | RS-82

Prototypes

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