In all liklihood, the Kh-65/65SE is dead. The Kh-SD, whatever it is and whatever similiarity it bears to the Kh-65, doesn’t seem to be however.

The problem is of course that the conventional shorter range weapon being based on the larger weapon takes up the same space on the aircraft.

True, but it doesn’t weigh nearly as much.

It was my understanding that the Kh-SD/65s were merely Kh-55s and/or Kh-555s with the seeker developed for the Kh-101 fitted that would be used for strategic missions where nuclear warheads were not needed.

The Kh-555 is conventional as well.

As such they would be used by strategic aircraft and not therefore be bound by the limitation in range. The main reason for their reduction in range is mainly due to their mission of engaging mobile naval targets, which would restrict their range due to their speed. ie by the time a 3,000km range subsonic missile arrives the target vessel could be anywhere. Flying low all the way to the target will halve the range of the weapon anyway plus the larger bulkier warhead and terminal guidance systems further reduce the range of the weapon.

The Kh-SD/65? is the land-attack version- it’s fitted with the Kh-101 equipment and requires the Sigma mission planning system, just like the Kh-101/102 and Kh-555.

Only the Kh-65SE is for anti-ship, it has an active radar terminal seeker, which is much more appropriate than the Kh-101s terminal TV picture comparison guidance system.

It has a triangular shaped nose section that is supposed to reduce rcs and improve aerodynamics. It is rather unlikely to enter widespread service as Yakhont can perform a similar role at similar range but at much higher speed.

Kh-SD will, I think, but Kh-65SE is probably dead.

The Domestic model might retain a 600km range in the anti ship role and be used by aircraft like the Tu-142. It is just a diversification of the Kh-55 missile. The Kh-101 seems to be the way forward and conventional models of it are more likely to be used.

Well, unless the target isn’t worth using a 5,000km range CALCM on- that seems to be the idea to me.

The main use for the Kh-65 in my opinion would be to use up all of the unused Kh-55s when they are replaced or time expired.

I’m pretty sure the Kh-SD/65? is a new manufacture airframe- after all, the Kh-55s are being turned into Kh-555s (well, not all of them).

Greece

SA-10 (S-300 PMU1), Patriots (PAC-3), I-HAWK (Phase III) ,Nike-Herc (abolished), SA-8, SA-15 (TOR-M1), Skyguard (Aspide, Artemis), Crotale-NG, Stingers.

I thought Greece had PAC-2, not PAC-3.

Note: The XXJ program is no small deal nor is it a paper project. Design and testing is very far along. It is made public with pictures of models in windtunnels and repeated assertions that technologies for it are already being developed.

That may be, but there’s no way from one grainy picture of a windtunnel model and a few assertions that may be the XXJ (or J-XX? Anyway-) that you can possibly guage how far along development it is.

The XXJ is a national prestige project that is highly unlikely to be bought from overseas with its technology held hostage by another nation.

Russia won’t sell it’s 5th generation fighter design to China anyway, so I don’t think it’s even an issue.

God its ugly.