The aircraft carries three types of air-to-surface missile. The Kh-23M air-to-surface missile (NATO codename AS-7 Kerry) is supplied by the Zvezda-Strela State Research and Production Centre, Moscow. Kh-25ML (NATO designation AS-12 Kegler), also supplied by Zvezda, has semi-active laser guidance and the range is between 2.5km and 10km. The missile is equipped with a high-explosive (HE) 86kg warhead.


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Though a missile may be any thrown or launched object, it colloquially almost always refers to a self-propelled guided weapon system.The word missile comes from the Latin verb mittere, meaning "to send". In military parlance, powered/guided munitions are broadly categorised as follows:

    * A powered, guided munition that travels through the air or space is known as a missile (or guided missile.)
    * A powered, unguided munition is known as a rocket.
    * Unpowered munitions are called bombs whether guided or not; unpowered, guided munitions are known as guided bombs or "smart bombs".
    * Munitions that are fired from a gun are known as shells whether guided or not.
    * Powered munitions that travel through water are called torpedoes.