Competitor American AGM-158 JASSM: Russia presented the X-69 missile for SU-57 fighters
The publication said that the existence of the X-69 missile became known in 2022, when it was represented in the domestic market of Russia. And in February 2023, she was the focus of the deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, who at this time visited the Raduga plant. A little information about the X-69 rocket.
Experts note the unique square form of its corps-probably the developers created a form that would organically fit into the fuselage of the Russian Su-57 aircraft. Designers claim that the rocket has a number of advantages that make it multifunctional, inconspicuous, high -precision and allegedly a product of modern combat technologies. The X-69 can also have good secrecy by "specially designed cover".
"According to Russian specialists, due to this technology, the rocket is almost impossible to intercept or neutralize the enemy air defense," the observers write. It is reported that new development can be integrated into other platforms, such as Su-35, Su-30MK, Su-34, which Russian invaders are actively used in blows in Ukraine.
X-69 is intended for strikes on such objects as ammunition and fuel warehouses, command points, communication units, refineries and petrochemical plants, large industrial shops, machine halls of power plants. Among the benefits of X-69 are again the stated secrecy of the rocket and its guidance system. This system has a comprehensive approach using both the inertial navigation method and satellite navigation platforms GLONASS and GPS.
At the same time, experts also note the drawbacks of the rocket. First of all, it is its susceptibility to modern NASAMS air defense systems, which makes the rocket a potentially easy target. In addition, there is an obvious need to increase the accuracy and maneuverability of the rocket. Analysts compare the X-69 with the American AGM-158 Jassm-a universal rocket to strike both air and ground and marine purposes.
But the American sample is favorably characterized by high accuracy and maneuverability. In conclusion, the observers write that the number of such missiles in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is still unknown, but it is rumored that X-69 is launched in the series. Recall that the Russian SU-57 can be installed a rocket of the "air-air" R-37M, which is allegedly capable of impressive targets at a distance of up to 300 km.