Kh-101 reference card · ARC Warning Reference card
Kh-101 Russian air-launched cruise missile. CSIS describes the Kh-101 as the conventional member of the Kh-101/Kh-102 pair. Nuclear effects are not described here.
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Catalog revised 2026-10-11 . Also known as Kh-102 is a related designation, not this card.
Published description Names, aliases, and NATO designation Kh-101. A NATO reporting name is not stated in the CSIS summary this card uses. Confidence: medium. The cited page supports this, with a stated limit. The CSIS page title is Kh-101 / Kh-102. A NATO name is left unknown rather than filled from memory. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 Type and role Air-launched land-attack cruise missile. CSIS describes the Kh-101 as the conventional version. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. CSIS says the Kh-102 is believed to carry a nuclear payload. That payload is not described on this card. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 Manufacturer and country Russia. The manufacturing plant is not named on the CSIS summary used here. Confidence: medium. The cited page supports this, with a stated limit. Country of development is stated by CSIS. A factory name would be a guess. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 Launch platform CSIS lists the Tu-160, Tu-95MS, Tu-22M3, and Su-27IB (Su-32) as carrying aircraft. It says the missile is released without a booster. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This is the published carriage list, not a release procedure. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 Guidance CSIS describes satellite navigation and terminal guidance. Confidence: medium. The cited page supports this, with a stated limit. The card does not expand the terminal mode beyond CSIS’s description. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 Propulsion CSIS names a TRDD-50A turbofan. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. The engine name is the published designation, not a maintenance or production note. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 Published speed CSIS: cruising speed about Mach 0.58 and maximum about Mach 0.78. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. Figures are quoted from CSIS, not calculated. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 Range CSIS reports about 2,500–2,800 km. It also notes an unconfirmed Russian Ministry of Defense claim of 4,500 km. Confidence: disputed. Open sources disagree, or the figure is a relayed claim. The longer figure is marked unconfirmed by CSIS and is not treated as the range. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 Warhead type and weight CSIS: a conventional warhead of about 450 kg, with high-explosive and penetrating options described. CSIS also notes a cluster option, which is not described here. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. Mass and the conventional role are from CSIS. Submunition behavior is omitted. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 Blast and fragmentation radius unknown/disputed Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The sources cited here give a warhead class or mass where they give one. They do not state a blast or fragmentation radius, and none is inferred. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 Interceptability and countermeasures unknown/disputed Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. CSIS describes low-altitude flight as a published characteristic. It does not provide an intercept procedure, and this card does not add one. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 Reported unit cost unknown/disputed Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. No unit price is stated on the CSIS page used here. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 Service history CSIS reports service entry in 2012. Confidence: medium. The cited page supports this, with a stated limit. The year is taken from CSIS’s service narrative. CSIS Missile Threat: Kh-101 / Kh-102 Media No official or public-domain embed is attached. Combat footage is not embedded on this card.
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