The Kh-29 family is designed to engage seasurface and ground targets: reinforced concrete shelters, bridges, buildings, warehouses, concrete runways, warships and amphibious landing craft. The Kh-29T missile features a passive TV homing system. The vertical plane control system operates in two modes, namely autonomous control and homing.

The autonomous control mode is activated at the initial stage of the flight, and the homing mode takes over at the terminal stage. The Kh-29TE extended range version is developed. The Kh-29T arms the Su-27UB, Su-30MK, Su-35, Su-39, MiG-27K, and MiG-29M aircraft. The Kh-29L missile features semi-active laser guidance providing for the proportional approach method. If the carrier is equipped with the Prozhektor target illumination station, the missile homing is used in both planes.

If the carrier is fitted with the Klyon and Kaira illumination stations, then the vertical plane control system realises three-stage guidance to increase the missile approach angle to the target. The Kh-29L is in the inventory of the Su-25, Su-27UB, Su-30MK, Su-39, MiG-27K, and MiG-29M aircraft.