KSR-5
| KSR-5 | |
|---|---|
Tu-16 with KSR-5 under wing | |
| Type | Air-to-surface missile |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1969−1994 |
| Used by | See operators |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Tupolev and Mikoyan Missile Design Bureau |
| No. built | 300 |
| Variants | See variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4,500 kg (9,900 lb) |
| Length | 10.56 m (34.6 ft) |
| Diameter | 920 mm (36 in) |
| Wingspan | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Maximum firing range | 400 km (250 mi) |
| Warhead | High-explosive, HE semi-armour-piercing, nuclear |
| Warhead weight | 930–1,000 kg (2,050–2,200 lb) |
| Blast yield | 350 kT (Nuclear) |
| Propellant | Solid |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2 or Mach 3 |
Guidance system | Inertial with active or passive radar |
Launch platform | Tu-16, Tu-22M, Tu-95M |
| References | |
The KSR-5, also designated as the Kh-26 (NATO reporting name AS-6 Kingfish) was a long-range, air-launched cruise missile and anti-ship missile developed by the Soviet Union. It was essentially a scaled down version of the Kh-22 'Kitchen', primarily carried by the Tupolev Tu-16 bomber.