Crews of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces have begun to actively use low-observable Kh-69 cruise missiles (a variant of the Kh-59 MK2 missile) of the "air-to-surface" class in combat conditions. This was written by military analyst of the Defence blog publication Dylan Malyasov.
According to the publication, in the last month alone, Russian Su-57s launched at least 6 such missiles. He compared the Kh-69 with Western-made missiles.
For these deadly missions, the Su-57 uses a new low-observable Kh-69 cruise missile, which is called the Russian response to the German Taurus missiles and the Anglo-French Storm Shadow/Scalp missiles.
Data on the active use of the Kh-69 by Su-57 fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces was also confirmed by The Military Watch magazine. The publication notes that missiles of this class have short tail fins and can be placed in the internal compartments of the aircraft.
The missile uses a 320 kg penetrating warhead, but can also be equipped with a smaller granular warhead designed to engage targets over a larger area.
The Kh-69 was developed at MKB Raduga (part of the Tactical Missiles Corporation). The missile was first presented to the general public in 2022.
The developers created the missile taking into account special requirements for accuracy, noise immunity, compactness and low visibility. The Kh-69 has a square cross-section and short tail fins. Its range is up to 290 km, and the mass of the warhead is 310 kg.
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