Russian Naval Aviation's MiG-29KR and MiG-29KUBR multi-role fighters have had the KRTV Kh-31 (AS-17 Krypton) supersonic air-to-surface missile added to their weapons fit. Both of the existing versions of the Mach 4 missile have been integrated, with integration work completed this autumn, according to Russian Navy sources quoted by Isvestya. KRTV or Korporatsia Takticheskoe Raketnove Vooruzhenie is the Russian Tactical Missile and Weapons Corporation. The pilots of the 100th Otdelnoy Korabel'noy Istrebitelnoy Aviatsionny Polk (100th Independent Shipborne Fighter Aviation Regiment), stationed at Severmorsk-3 in the Murmansk Oblast, are reported to have already practised simulated launches of the missile, using captive-carry rounds. The Kh-31A is the anti-ship version fitted with an active radar seeker, while the Kh-31P has passive guidance intended for use against radars. Both versions can be deployed by Russian Naval Aviation's other new fighter type, the Su-30SM which is already in service with three land-based.
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