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Kh-90

Russian hypersonic cruise missile

Field	Value
is_missile	yes
name	Kh-90 GELA
(NATO reporting name: AS-X-21)
image	Experimental hypersonic aircraft layout during the "Armiya 2021" exhibition.jpg
origin	Russia
type	Air-launched Hypersonic weapon
manufacturer	MKB Raduga, Turaevo TMKB Soyuz, TsAGI
propellant	solid propellant booster, liquid ramjet (or scramjet), kerosene
engine	booster + Ramjet Raduga TMKB Soyuz (or Scramjet ?) TsAGI
weight	15 metric tons
length	11 m
diameter	0.8 - 0.9m
wingspan	7m
speed	Mach 5+
filling	various: HE, FAE, TBX, two nuclear each 1.2 Mt
filling_weight	200 kg to
guidance	inertial, TERCOM , GLONASS , Radar , IR IIR , TV camera , Opto-Electronic , CCD
launch_platform	Aircraft, can be loaded on ship ground TEL, maybe submarine

(NATO reporting name: AS-X-21)

The Kh-90 GELA (, Hypersonic Experimental Flight Vehicle) is a Soviet/Russian air-to-surface hypersonic missile. It was supposed to replace subsonic intermediate range missiles in the Soviet inventory. The missile was an ambitious project, as the main objective was to develop it into a hypersonic missile. It was to be a successor to the Kh-45, which never entered service.

The missile was designed by Raduga. It was equipped with a one-megaton thermonuclear warhead and used inertial navigation with mid-course update via data link. It had a maximum range of 3,000 km.

It was developed at the beginning of 1980, following the Kh-80 and Kholod projects. It was shown to the public an MAKS Airshow 1995.

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