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Kh-59
The Kh-59 (Х-59) was a Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation, short-range, air-to-surface missile (ASM), which is similar in principle to the US AGM-65 Maverick family. The Kh-59 was developed in the mid-to late 1970s by MKB (МКБ) Raduga (Радуга, lit. Rainbow) and adopted in early 1980s. With the development of the improved models in the Kh-59 family (see 'variants' area), the Kh-59 was removed from Russian Federation service in the late...
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