Profile
- Type
- Supersonic air-launched anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Origin
- Russia
- Service note
- Entered Russian service in the late 2010s and documented in the Russia-Ukraine War
Artillery
Kh-32
The Kh-32 is a Russian supersonic air-launched cruise missile derived from the Kh-22 family and built for long-range strikes against ships and fixed ground targets. Carried by Tu-22M3-series bombers, it combines high-altitude flight, inertial navigation, and terminal radar homing, making it part of Russia's long-range missile strike inventory used against Ukraine.
Service History
- In service
- Russian service from about 2017
- Used by
- Russian Aerospace Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- MKB Raduga
- Designed
- Development began in the early 1990s, with first flight reported in 2006
- Built in
- Russia
- Unit cost
- Not publicly confirmed
- Produced
- Mid-2010s to present
- Number built
- Not publicly confirmed
- Variants
- Kh-32
Specifications
- Launch platform
- Tu-22M3 and modernized Tu-22M3M long-range bombers
- Range
- Reported up to 1,000 km
- Top speed
- Reported about Mach 4.8 or over 5,000 km/h
- Flight altitude
- Reported high-altitude profile up to about 40,000 m
- Guidance
- Inertial navigation with terminal radar seeker
- Warhead
- Heavy conventional warhead; Ukrainian police described a recovered Kh-32 warhead as weighing almost one tonne
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Russia
Russian forces have used Kh-32 and Kh-22/Kh-32 air-launched cruise missiles in strikes on Ukraine, including documented attacks launched by strategic aviation toward Kyiv and a recovered Kh-32 warhead in Sumy Oblast.
Kh-32 Images
Related Weapon Systems
Kh-22Air-launched supersonic anti-ship cruise missileThe Kh-22, NATO reporting name AS-4 Kitchen, is a large Soviet-era air-launched cruise missile built for long-range attacks on carrier groups and other major targets. Designed by Raduga for bomber carriage, it combines a liquid-fuel rocket motor, supersonic speed, and a very large conventional or nuclear warhead. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Russia has repurposed the missile family for land-attack strikes, where its anti-ship guidance heritage and heavy payload make it especially destructive when used against urban targets.
KalibrSea-launched land-attack cruise missile familyKalibr is a Russian family of ship- and submarine-launched cruise missiles, including the 3M-14 land-attack variant known to NATO as SS-N-30A. Its long range, naval basing, and conventional or reported nuclear payload options make it a central Russian Navy strike weapon, and Russian forces have repeatedly used Kalibr missiles in the Russia-Ukraine War for deep strikes against Ukrainian targets.
Kh-101Air-launched cruise missileThe Kh-101 is a Russian conventional air-launched cruise missile in the Kh-101/Kh-102 family, designed for long-range standoff attacks from strategic bombers. Its low-altitude flight profile, turbofan propulsion, satellite/inertial navigation, and terminal guidance make it one of Russia's principal long-range strike weapons in the Russia-Ukraine War.
Kh-55/Kh-555Air-launched subsonic cruise missile familyThe Kh-55/Kh-555 family is a Soviet-designed, Raduga-built air-launched cruise missile line carried by Russian strategic bombers. The original Kh-55 was a nuclear-armed standoff weapon, while the Kh-555 is a conventional derivative with improved accuracy and a reported range up to about 3,500 km. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Russian Tu-95MS bombers have launched Kh-101/Kh-555/Kh-55 missiles as part of large mixed strike packages against Ukrainian infrastructure and other targets.
Kh-59Air-launched tactical cruise missileThe Kh-59 Ovod is a Soviet/Russian air-launched tactical cruise missile family developed by Raduga for standoff strikes from tactical aircraft. Later Kh-59M, Kh-59MK, Kh-59MK2, and Kh-59MKM variants added turbojet propulsion, larger warheads, anti-ship or land-attack guidance options, and longer range. Russia has used Kh-59-series guided air-launched missiles during the Russia-Ukraine War as part of mixed missile and drone attacks.
HarpoonCoastal and anti-ship cruise missile systemHarpoon is a U.S.-origin all-weather anti-ship cruise missile family built around active radar terminal homing and sea-skimming flight. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine received land-based Harpoon coastal defense systems and adapted truck-launched RGM-84 missiles to threaten Russian surface ships operating near the Black Sea coast.Sources
Kh-32Publisher: Deagel | Note: Supports manufacturer, origin, service timing, missile role, range, speed, altitude, launch platform, and general background. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Raduga Kh-32Publisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports background on the Kh-32 as a Kh-22-derived Russian missile with high-altitude flight profile, long range, guidance changes, and Tu-22M3-family carriage. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Russia Attacked Ukraine with Kh-22/32 and Zircon MissilesPublisher: Militarnyi | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War direct conflict-use by reporting Ukrainian Air Force data that Russia launched 12 Kh-22/Kh-32 missiles from Bryansk-region airspace during a January 2026 attack on Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Na Sumshchyni vybukhotekhniky politsii znyshchyly boiovu chastynu rosiiskoi krylatoi raketyPublisher: National Police of Ukraine | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War direct conflict-use by identifying remains and a warhead from a Russian Kh-32 missile that fell in Sumy District; also supports selected image provenance through the police photo set. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Disposal of a missile in Sumy Oblast, 2024-01-08 (1)Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image page for the Kh-32 warhead photo, sourced to the National Police of Ukraine and marked as Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-20X-22 under Tu-22M3Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Public-domain reference image of a Kh-22-family missile under a Tu-22M3, included only as contextual gallery media for the Kh-32's externally related missile family and launch aircraft. | Accessed: 2026-06-20