| Kh-38 | |
|---|---|
 Kh-38ME | |
| Type | Tacticalair-to-surface missile |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2012 (Kh-38ME) 2019 (Kh-36) |
| Used by | Russia |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC |
| Designed | 2007 (Kh-38ME) - 2015 (Kh-36) |
| Manufacturer | Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC |
| Produced | 2015 (Kh-38M) - 2019 (Kh-36) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 520 kg (1,150 lb) |
| Length | 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)[3] |
| Diameter | 0.31 m (12.2 in)[3] |
| Wingspan | 1.14 m (44.9 in) |
| Warhead | HE fragmentation, cluster warhead, armor-piercing |
| Warhead weight | up to 250 kg (551 lb)[3] |
Detonation mechanism | Contact fuse |
| Engine | Two-stagesolid rocket motor[3] |
Operational range | up to 70km (Kh-38ML),[4] up to 120km (Kh-36 Grom-E1)[5] |
| Flight altitude | 200-12000 m |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2.2[3] |
Guidance system | Laser, active radar, IR, satellite, depending on variant |
Launch platform | Kh-38:Su-34,Su-25SM3,Su-57,Ka-52K Kh-36:Su-57,MiG-35 |
TheKh-38/Kh-38M (Russian:Х-38) is a family of standoffair-to-surface missiles meant to succeed theKh-25 andKh-29 missile families. The Kh-38 also serves as the basis for the Kh-36 unpowered and powered glide-bombs.[6][7]
The basic configuration of the Kh-38M was revealed at the 2007Moscow Air Show (MAKS). The first prototypes of the missile had initially folding wings and tail fins for internal carriage, and would have a variety of seeker heads for different variants.[8] Different warheads (fragmentation,cluster munitions, penetrating) can also be fitted. The Kh-38M is meant to succeed theKh-25 andKh-29 missile families. It can be used by combat aircraft such as theSukhoi Su-34 andSukhoi Su-57, and it is planned to be integrated on theKamov Ka-52K helicopter. The first test firing took place in 2010 from a Su-34, and production was ordered to start in 2015.[3]
In a successive version, unveiled at MAKS 2017, both control surfaces were replaced by longer and narrower fixed ones, a solution similar to the one used in theSeleniaAspide missile.[9][needs update]
The Kh-38M was first used in combat during theRussian military intervention in the Syrian civil war.[3]It was also used during the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.[10]
Both versions of theGrom are of 600 kg weight, with various guidance mechanisms, and both are created on the basis of theKh-38M short-range tactical missile and also have modular structures, warheads and seekers. This weapon was first seen at MAKS 2015, and intended to equip all types of fighters, including theMiG-35 andSu-57.[13]
