{"id":116213,"date":"2026-07-31T12:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=116213"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:21:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:51:19","slug":"kh-101-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kh-101-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Kh-101 Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kh-101 Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A suspected Russian Kh-101 missile landed in eastern Poland recently, creating security tensions on NATO&#8217;s eastern flank.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kh-101 Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kh-101 (<\/span><b>NATO: AS-23A Kodiak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is a <\/span><b>Russian-made<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> advanced <\/span><b>stealthy long-range subsonic cruise missile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is <\/span><b>launched from a strategic bomber.\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile was developed in the late 1990s by Russia&#8217;s Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed to <\/span><b>destroy ground targets <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">such as buildings, bunkers, and military installations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kh-101 is primarily <\/span><b>carried by Russia&#8217;s strategic bombers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as the<\/span><b> Tu-95MS, Tu-160, and Tu-22M<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3, as well as the Tu-142 maritime surveillance aircraft.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Kh-101 Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile has a<\/span><b> streamlined airframe,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is optimized for low observability and<\/span><b> minimal radar cross-section<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a length of approximately 7.5 m and a wingspan of about 4.4 m.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile is powered by a <\/span><b>turbofan engine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is capable of flying at a maximum speed of Mach 0.76.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of<\/span><b> 2,500 km to 3,000 km.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can carry a<\/span><b> variety of conventional warhead<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, including <\/span><b>high explosive, penetrator, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> cluster munitions.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kh-101 features <\/span><b>advanced guidance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and control systems, including <\/span><b>inertial navigation, satellite navigation, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>terrain mapping<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which enable it to navigate and strike targets with high precision. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Kh-101 Missile <\/b><b>Variants<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the years, the Kh-101 has undergone several upgrades and modifications to improve its performance and capabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, a<\/span><b> newer version<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the<\/span><b> Kh-102, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was introduced in <\/span><b>2015<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which reportedly has a <\/span><b>longer range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and improved accuracy compared to the Kh-101.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>nuclear-capable version<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Kh-101.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devdiscourse.com\/article\/politics\/3957341-tensions-rise-russian-missile-sparks-alarm-in-poland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DEVD<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kh-101 Missile is a Russian-made advanced stealthy long-range subsonic cruise missile that is launched from a 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