Kh-25MP and Kh-27PS are associated with attacks on radar emitters and air-defense systems.
Kh-25MP and Kh-27PS belong to the Soviet/Russian anti-radiation missile lineage. GlobalSecurity notes that the Kh-25MP anti-radar missile is similar in appearance to the Kh-27PS, placing both in the broader Kh-25/Kegler discussion. Their role is suppression or destruction of enemy radars, so the page should be read as an anti-radiation missile entry.
The key design feature is guidance toward hostile radar emissions rather than visually designated targets.
Anti-radiation missiles use passive seekers to home on radar emitters. That creates a tactical problem for air-defense crews: keep radars active and risk attack, or shut down and lose coverage. Kh-25MP/Kh-27PS were built around this radar-suppression logic rather than ordinary blast-fragmentation attacks on visible targets.
These missiles can matter even when they do not destroy a radar, because they pressure radar operators.
The operational value of anti-radiation missiles is partly psychological and doctrinal. They can force air-defense systems to reduce emissions, relocate, or operate intermittently, creating gaps for strike aircraft. Their limits include seeker coverage, range, countermeasures, and the enemy's ability to use decoys or emission-control tactics.
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