The Kh-25 is a family of lightweight Soviet air-to-ground missiles, known to NATO as the AS-10 Karen, built around a modular set of guidance heads with a range of about 10 kilometers. An anti-radiation variant, the Kh-25MP, carries the NATO name AS-12 Kegler and can fly up to about 40 kilometers. The family was designed by Zvezda-Strela and derives from the laser-guided version of the earlier Kh-23 Grom, known to NATO as the AS-7 Kerry. Because the same airframe can be fitted with laser, television, infrared, passive radar and other seekers, it can be used against ground targets and radar sites alike. Production began in the mid 1970s. The missile remains in widespread use even though a successor, the Kh-38, has been under development.
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1. Kh-25 (Wikipedia)
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family of Soviet lightweight air-to-ground missiles
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1975-present
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The Kh-25 remains in widespread use
Operated By: Soviet Armed Forces, Development section
Kh-25MLs were used by Soviet Su-25 Frogfoots
Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Development section
Kh-25MLs were used by Soviet Su-25 Frogfoots
Used In: Syrian Civil War, Development section [used-in]
against anti-Assad rebels in Syria
In Group: Air-to-Ground Missiles and Guided Bombs, Infobox: type
tactical air-to-surface missile
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