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Citat:KTRV is heavily investing in the development of new air-to-surface (AS) guided weapons, and recently demonstrated a new family of modular AS missiles, designated Kh-38MEh. The family comprises four missiles fitted with inertial satellite navigation, inertial thermal imaging, inertial active radar and inertial semi-active laser seekers, designated Kh-38MKEh, Kh-38MTEh, Kh-38MAEh and Kh-38MLEh respectively.
The Kh-38MEh-family missiles have a range of 3-40 km. They also feature a target hit probability of 80% in a non-contested area and 60% in an electronically jammed area. The missiles can engage a wide range of armored, hard-skin and soft-skin single and group targets, as well as surface offshore objects.
KTRV is paying special attention to extending the range of its weapons. For instance, while the Kh-35Eh anti-ship missile (ASM) has a launch range of up to 130 km, its updated variant, the Kh-35Ueh, will reach 260 km. The maximum launch range of the Kh-31PD anti-radiation missile has been increased to 250 km from its predecessor Kh-31P's 110 km.
The Kh-31AD air-launched ASM can engage a target at a distance of up to 160 km, while the previous model, the Kh-31A can be launched at a maximum range of 70 km.
According to Obnosov, KTRV is also improving the jamming resistance of its weapons.
Currently, it is testing the newest Grom-Eh1 missile and a wide range of air-launched weapons for the Su-57 (ex-name PAK FA) fifth-generation fighter. "The Grom trials will be finished at an early date. The development of the weaponry for the PAK FA has run into the practical stage, as we are making control flights and switching to the launches," Obnosov pointed out.
The CEO emphasized the areas of development of its air-to-air missile weaponry: the range previously considered as short is becoming medium, a medium one is becoming long, while a long range is growing to beyond-the-horizon. "The main tasks in this area are to enhance the missiles` jamming resistance, in-flight over-load capacities required to engage maneuvering aerial targets including unmanned ones, and firing range, " he said. The RVV-BD long-range and the RVV-SD medium-range air-to-air guided missiles have received the newest guidance systems with enhanced sensitivity and jamming resistance. As a result, their effective firing range has been extended dramatically.
According to Obnosov, experience with Russian-made guided bomb and missile weapons in Syria has dramatically improved their market outlook. “The newest guided aerial bombs are fitted with satellite navigation, in particular, the KAB-500S-Eh, and the laser-guided ‘smart bombs’, for instance, the KAB-1500LG-F-Eh used in Syria against the terrorists of the Islamic State, have also generated interest. This has resulted in the strengthening of KTRV`s position in the rankings of global arms manufacturers."
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