Originally it was thought that this was based on the 300 km-range Raduga Kh-15 (AS-16 'Kickback'), but it now appears that it was the Kh-55 that was transferred to China.
Ban đầu người ta nghĩ rằng loại tên lửa này dựa trên mẫu Raduga Kh-15 (AS-16 'Kickback') tầm bắn 300 km, nhưng nó là Kh-55 đã được chuyển giao cho Trung Quốc.