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2K12 Kublarger figure on 2 of 4
Akash (missile)
Measured figures
Length
Single source5,800 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | Akash (missile) |
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| Speed | Mach 2.8[source] | Mach 1.8 to 2.5[source] |
| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Mobile Surface-to-air missile system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | India[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
578 cm (228 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
2009-present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] | Indian Army Indian Air Force Armenian Armed Forces See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | List Yom Kippur War Angolan Civil War Chadian Civil War Western Sahara War Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War Gulf War Yugoslav wars Kosovo War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war[source] | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] |
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| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | Prahlada Rama Rao[source] |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] |
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| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | 15,500 missiles till 2025[source] |
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| Variants | 2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4[source] | Akash 1S Akash Prime Akash-NG[source] |
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| Main armament | 3 3M9M4(or variants) guided missiles[source] | — |
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| Engine | Integral rocket motor/ ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] | Solid booster with air-augmented rocket and ramjet sustainer motor[source] |
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| Guidance system | Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)[source] | Mid-course: Command guidance with datalink Terminal: Active radar homing[source] |
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| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | High-explosive , fragmentation[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact and proximity[source] | Radio proximity fuze[source] |
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| Propellant | integral rocket motor/ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] | Solid fuel[source] |
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| Flight altitude | Max. 14,000 metres (46,000 ft) Min. 100 metres (330 ft)[source] | 18 km (59,000 ft)[source] |
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| Launch platform | 2P25 TEL[source] | T-72 or BMP-2 or BEML – Tatra chassis (Army) Tata LPTA 3138 8×8 Trucks (Air Force)[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | ₹ 2.5 crore (US$250K)[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 20 km (66,000 ft)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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