The Kh-28 (Russian: Kh-28, NATO reporting name AS-9 Kyle) was the first Soviet anti-radiation missile built for tactical aircraft, a weapon meant to attack enemy radar installations. It entered production in 1973 and is still carried on some Sukhoi Su-22 aircraft in developing countries, although it is no longer in Russian service. Its use was restricted by its weight, a limited seeker head, its bulk and its fuelling requirements. In the early 1980s it was superseded by the smaller, solid-fuel Kh-58 (AS-11 Kilter), which made the Kh-28 a first-generation design in the Soviet line of air-launched anti-radar weapons.
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was the first Soviet anti-radiation missile (ARM) for tactical aircraft
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The Kh-28 entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1973
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is still carried on some Sukhoi Su-22s in developing countries
Operated By: Soviet Armed Forces, Operational history, Soviet Air Force
The Kh-28 entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1973
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