Work on the deep modernization of the missile Kh-22 began in the late 80s of the last century, due to the low immunity of its guidance radar operating at fixed frequencies. When the enemy was using radar jamming, the launch of the Kh-22 was impossible. State contract number 01133 for development work on the topic "Adaptation" from 19 June 1990. Due to the general crisis in the country and insufficient financing, work on the topic was suspended several times. In 1998, the first missile tests were carried out on the basis of the 929th GLITS, and further work was stopped due to lack of funding from the Tupolev Design Bureau for the modernization of the aircraft carrier. On 7 March 2008, Contract No. 83042 was signed with the Raduga State Committee for Design and Development to carry out an OCR Sonette for testing prototypes of 9-A-2362 missiles with TC TK-56 missiles until 25 November 2011. OJSC Tupolev was to re-equip one combat aircraft Tu-22M3 for testing within the framework of the ROC Adaptation-45.03M. Based on the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of Russia No. 1080-31 December 2010 on the state defense order for 2011 and its planned period for 2012–2013, the Tu-22M3 aircraft board No. 9804 / head. No. 4898649 as part of the modernization of the Tu-22M3 fleet was reequipped with pilot production of the OKB Design Bureau. A.N. Tupolev for testing air-to-ground missiles ed. 9-A-2362. Flight tests of the aircraft with missiles were conducted at the end of July 2013. Several flights have been completed, including at least one flight with missile launches. As of August 2016, at Tactical Missile Armament Corporation, the product continued. It was also confirmed that the product is in a high degree of technical readiness. At the end of 2016 and the Kh-32 missile officially adopted. Planned modernization of 30 aircraft Tu-22M3 in the Tu-22M3M.
Design
The main differences from the Kh-22
The Kh-32 missile is made in the Kh-22 case and their geometrical dimensions are completely identical. Due to the reduced CU increased the volume of tanks. Installed another, more powerful engine. A new interference-free radar inertial guidance system with radio command correction and reference to the terrain was installed. Instead of autopilot and installed automatic control system. Its maximum range of 1000 kilometers means it can be launched outside the maximum range of US NavyF/A-18 Super Hornets, which have a maximum combat radius of around 720 Kilometers.
Konstantin Sivkov believes that Kh-32 possesses powerful means of breaking through the missile defense system of Aegis Combat System ", equipped with Standard Missile 6 missiles, because:
Kh-32 flies to a target with a ceiling of about 40 kilometers, which is 7 km higher than the height of short range US missile defense system;
He thinks the speed of the Kh-32 is twice the maximum allowed speed of the SM-6 for aerodynamic purposes: 1500 vs. 800 meters per second; even though as critics have noted SM-6 has intercepted SRBM, MRBM targets in the atmosphere and both can move at significantly higher speed than Kh-32. Furthermore, USN frequently intercept Mach 4 target drones with a service ceiling of 30 km in practice
The Kh-32 on the final stage attacks the target in a steep dive ;
Multi-frequency radar in Kh-32 has better resistance to EW such as spot jamming
Performance specifications
Presentation of the performance characteristics in the version of Konstantin Sivkov
