Kh-29 [SEP] service entry
into service in 1980.
Design.
The basic aerodynamic layout of the Kh-29 is similar to the Molniya R-60 (AA-8 'Aphid'), reflecting Molniya's heritage in air-to-air missiles. The laser guidance head came from the Kh-25 (AS-10 'Karen') and the TV guidance from the Kh-59 (AS-13 'Kingbolt'), mated to a large warhead.
It has been compared to the United States' AGM-65 Maverick, but the AGM-65 is a much smaller missile than the Kh-29,
technology "backported" from the Kh-25
- Kh-29 (AS-14 'Kedge') – 320 kg warhead; semi-active laser, IIR, passive radar and TV guidance with 10–30 km range
- Kh-59 (AS-13 'Kingbolt') – longer range Kh-25, with heavier warhead and TV guidance
- Kh-38 – successor to the Kh-25
- AGM-65 Maverick – similar lightweight missile in US service which has seen numerous guidance and warhead variants
- AGM-45 Shrike – US equivalent to the Kh-25MP anti-radar missile