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Kh-101
The Kh-101 ( ; NATO reporting name: AS-23 "Kodiak") is a Russian air-launched cruise missile which operates at a maximum of Mach 0.8. Designed in the 1990s, it underwent testing in the 2000s and entered service in the 2010s, seeing use in the Syrian Civil War and the Russo-Ukrainian war. The Kh-102 is a strategic version of the Kh-101, armed with a nuclear warhead; it has not been used. Designed by Igor Seleznyev of Raduga, it was developed as a replacement for the Kh-55 cruise missile with greater stealth.
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The Kh-101 ( ; NATO reporting name: AS-23 "Kodiak") is a Russian air-launched cruise missile which operates at a maximum of Mach 0.8. Designed in the 1990s, it underwent testing in the 2000s and entered service in the 2010s, seeing use in the Syrian Civil War and the Russo-Ukrainian war. The Kh-102 is a strategic version of the Kh-101, armed with a nuclear warhead; it has not been used. Designed by Igor Seleznyev of Raduga, it was developed as a replacement for the Kh-55 cruise missile with greater stealth.
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