Kh-31P
Supersonic anti-radiation missile (ARM)
Russian air-to-surface missile with a ramjet that accelerates to Mach 3.5 after a solid-fuel booster. The P version has a passive radar seeker and is designed to knock out air-defence radars such as Patriot's; the A version is an anti-ship missile. The Kh-31PD has a longer body and more range. Carried by the Su-30SM, Su-34 and Su-35 among others, and used in Ukraine.
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- Missile (L × Ø)
- 4.7 m (PD: 5.3 m) × Ø 360 mm, span 914 mm
- Weight
- ≈ 600 kg (warhead 87 kg)
- Dimension source
- Wikipedia; US Army TRADOC Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
General
- Role
- SEAD — knocking out air-defence radars
- Manufacturer
- Tactical Missiles Corporation (Zvezda-Strela)
- In service
- 1988
- Variants
- Kh-31P (ARM), Kh-31PK (proximity fuze), Kh-31PD (extended), Kh-31A/AD (anti-ship)
Weapon
- Guidance
- Inertial + passive radar seeker
- Range
- up to ≈ 59 NM (110 km); PK ≈ 65–86 NM
- Speed
- Mach 2.7 (low) – 3.5 (high)
- Carriers
- Su-30SM/SM2, Su-34, Su-35, MiG-29, Su-24M
Threat
- Target
- Air-defence radars (SAM fire control, surveillance)
- Countermeasure
- Emission control (radar off / blinking), decoy emitters, SHORAD around the radar
- Threat level
- High — for any radar that emits
News archive 2
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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«Три ракети та 112 дронів знищили сили ППО під час нічної атаки» (ArmyInform: 'Air defence destroys three missiles and 112 drones during overnight attack')
ArmyInform, citing the Ukrainian Air Force, reports that during the night of 26 October (from 18:00 on 25 October) Russia attacked with missiles and strike drones. According to the Air Force, Russia launched one Kh-31P anti-radiation missile and three Kh-59/69 guided air-launched missiles from occupied areas of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, plus 140 Sha…
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Ukraine hits two Russian missile-component plants in two nights: Almaz-Antey's Iskra in Ulyanovsk (Kh-59, Pantsir parts) and the Azov Optical-Mechanical Plant, which leaked files tie to at least seven missile programs including Kh-101 and Oreshnik
Ukrainian long-range drones struck JSC NPP 'Iskra Plant' in Ulyanovsk overnight on 24–25 September 2026, as part of a wider drone barrage on Russia. The plant belongs to the Almaz-Antey defence conglomerate and makes semiconductor devices, microwave components and electronics. According to Militarnyi and an identification by the independent Russian outlet A…