Profile
- Type
- Air-launched land-attack cruise missile
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Origin
- Russia
- Service note
- 2020s
Artillery
Kh-69
The Kh-69 is a Russian subsonic air-launched land-attack cruise missile developed by Raduga within Tactical Missiles Corporation for precision strikes against fixed targets. It is associated with tactical aircraft such as the Su-34, Su-35, and Su-57, uses inertial, satellite, radar-altimeter, and electro-optical terminal guidance, and has been documented in Russian strikes during the Russia-Ukraine War.
Service History
- In service
- Documented in Russian operational use by 2024
- Used by
- Russian Aerospace Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- JSC Raduga State Design Bureau
- Designed
- Developed from the Kh-59MK2 lineage; publicly displayed as Kh-69 in 2022
- Built in
- Russia
- Variants
- Penetrating warhead configuration, Cluster warhead configuration
Specifications
- Launch platform
- Reported for tactical aircraft including Su-34, Su-35, and Su-57
- Range
- Official export/display figure around 290 km; Ukraine-war reporting has cited launches from about 400 km
- Speed
- Subsonic, reported at 750-1,000 km/h
- Warhead
- About 310 kg penetrating warhead or about 300 kg cluster warhead
- Guidance
- Inertial navigation with satellite navigation, radio altimeter, airspeed inputs, and electro-optical terminal guidance
- Launch weight
- About 770 kg
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Russia
Russian forces have used Kh-69 air-launched cruise missiles in long-range strikes on Ukraine, including the April 2024 attack on the Trypilska thermal power plant documented from recovered missile fragments.
Kh-69 Images
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Russia's War in Ukraine: Ballistic and Cruise TrajectoriesPublisher: International Institute for Strategic Studies | Note: Describes the Kh-69 as a Raduga shorter-range air-launched land-attack cruise missile and notes its development status before operational reports. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Dubai Airshow 2025 - The Kh-69 Cruise Missile Displayed AbroadPublisher: EDR Magazine | Note: Provides display-reported manufacturer context and technical data including range, speed, warhead options, guidance, dimensions, and launch weight. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Russia Now Using Kh-69 Cruise Missiles In Ukraine: ReportsPublisher: The War Zone | Note: Supports background on the Kh-69's Kh-59MK2 lineage, Raduga/KTRV development, and compatible Russian tactical aircraft. | Accessed: 2026-06-20The Russians Used the Latest Kh-69 Missiles to Attack the Trypilska TPPPublisher: Defense Express | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War use, including the reported Kh-69 strike on the Trypilska thermal power plant and recovered-fragment basis for the identification. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Ukrainska Pravda Obtains Photos of Wreckage from Advanced Kh-69 MissilePublisher: Ukrainska Pravda | Note: Directly supports Russia-Ukraine War use by reporting Kh-69 wreckage from the April 2024 Trypilska power plant strike. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Kh-69 Army-2022Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for the primary Kh-69 photo; Commons lists the file as own work by Boevaya mashina under CC BY-SA 3.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Raduga Kh-69 Media CategoryPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance context for additional gallery files showing the Kh-69 display missile and recovered missile disposal imagery. | Accessed: 2026-06-20