Kh-45


The Kh-45 "Lightning" was a Soviet hypersonic anti-ship air-to-surface missile project. It was developed as the main armament for ICD "Raduga"'s T-4 missile carrier bomber. The designers were A. Y. Bereznyak, G. K. Samokhvalov and V. A. Larionov.

History

The Kh-45 was intended to be carried on the Tu-160, but the integration was cancelled in 1976–77.

Basic tactical and technical characteristics

The Kh-45 weighed 4,500 kg and was 10.8m long.
Flight altitude, m:
on the march - 10–15
on the final segment - 4 ->
Rocket length, m -