2K12 Kub vs CAMM (missile family): Specs Compared

AAir defence

2K12 Kub

Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system

BAir defence

CAMM (missile family)

Anti-aircraft and anti-missile missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

2K12 KubLength

5.8 m

Length source ↗

CAMM (missile family)Length

4.2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

2K12 Kublarger figure on 5 of 6

Length+38%
Wingspan+177%
Diameter+22%
Mass+261%
Warhead mass+490%

CAMM (missile family)larger figure on 1 of 6

Range+317%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

18 of 51 rows sourced on both sides

5.8m

4.2m

Length+38%

All recorded figures & sources

5.8 m

Length

Single source

5,800 mm^[source]

4.2 m

Length

Single source

3.2 m

CAMM: Missile

Single source

4.4 m

Launch canister

Single source

3.4 m

Launch canister CAMM-ER: Missile

Single source

CAMM: Missile: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) Launch canister: 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in) CAMM-ER: Missile: 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) Launch canister: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)^[source]

1.25m

450mm

Wingspan+177%

All recorded figures & sources

1.245 m

Wingspan

Single source

1.245 m^[source]

0.45 m

Wingspan

Single source

450 mm (18 in)^[source]

335mm

275mm

Diameter+22%

All recorded figures & sources

0.335 m

Diameter

Single source

335 mm^[source]

0.275 m

Diameter

Single source

0.275 m

CAMM-ER: Missile

Single source

0.166 m

CAMM: Missile Launch canister (square)

Single source

CAMM: Missile: 166 mm (6.5 in) Launch canister (square): 275 mm (10.8 in) CAMM-ER: Missile: 190 mm (7.5 in) Launch canister (square): 275 mm (10.8 in)^[source]

599kg

166kg

Mass+261%

All recorded figures & sources

599 kg

Mass

Single source

599 kg^[source]

166 kg

Mass

Single source

99 kg

CAMM: Missile

Single source

250 kg

In a launch canister

Single source

CAMM: Missile: 99 kg (218 lb) In a launch canister: 181 kg (399 lb) CAMM-ER: Missile: 166 kg (366 lb) In a launch canister: 250 kg (550 lb)^[source]

Mach 2.8

3,704km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

Mach 2.8^[source]

3,704.4 km/h

Maximum; Mach 3 (

Single source

3,704.41728 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

Mach 3 (1,029 m/s; 3,376 ft/s)^[source]

24kmOperational; Operational range

100kmOperational; Operational range

Range+317%

All recorded figures & sources

24 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

24 kilometres (15 mi)^[source]

100 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

25 km

Operational; CAMM: > CAMM-ER: >

Single source

45 km

Operational; CAMM-MR: >

Single source

CAMM: > 25 km (16 mi) CAMM-ER: > 45 km (28 mi) CAMM-MR: > 100 km (62 mi)^[source]

59kgWarhead weight

10kgWarhead weight

Warhead mass+490%

All recorded figures & sources

59 kg

Warhead weight

Single source

59 kg^[source]

10 kg

Warhead weight

Single source

10 kg (22 lb)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

2K12 Kub and CAMM (missile family) configuration
Specification	2K12 Kub	CAMM (missile family)
Type	Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system^[source]	Anti-aircraft and anti-missile missile^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United Kingdom United Kingdom & Italy (CAMM-ER) United Kingdom & Poland (CAMM-MR)^[source]
In service	1967–present^[source]	Royal Navy – 2018 Royal New Zealand Navy – 2020 British Army – 2021 Chilean Navy – 2022 Brazilian Navy – 2025^[source]
Used by	See list of operators^[source]	—
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]	Red Sea crisis^[source]
Designer	NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )^[source]	MBDA UK MBDA (CAMM-ER)^[source]
Designed	1958–1967^[source]	2004^[source]
Manufacturer	Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)^[source]	MBDA^[source]
Produced	1968–1985^[source]	—
No. built	500 launchers, 10,000 missiles^[source]	—
Variants	2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4^[source]	—
Main armament	3 3M9M4(or variants) guided missiles^[source]	—
Engine	Integral rocket motor/ ramjet booster and sustainer motor^[source]	Solid-fuel rocket motor^[source]
Guidance system	Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)^[source]	Inertial guidance system with mid-course update and active radar terminal homing^[source]
Warhead	Frag-HE^[source]	High-explosive blast fragmentation warhead with laser proximity and impact fuze^[source]
Detonation mechanism	Contact and proximity^[source]	—
Propellant	integral rocket motor/ramjet booster and sustainer motor^[source]	—
Flight altitude	Max. 14,000 metres (46,000 ft) Min. 100 metres (330 ft)^[source]	CAMM & CAMM-ER: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)^[source]
Launch platform	2P25 TEL^[source]	—
Steering system	—	Four folding cruciform wings^[source]
References	—	Janes^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Bulgaria Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Germany Reported operator · Hungary Reported operator · India Reported operator · Kazakhstan Reported operator · Myanmar Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Romania Reported operator · Serbia Reported operator · Slovakia Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Tanzania Reported operator · Turkmenistan Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Vietnam	—

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2K12 Kub

CAMM (missile family)

Type

Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system^[source]

Anti-aircraft and anti-missile missile^[source]

Place of origin

Soviet Union^[source]

United Kingdom United Kingdom & Italy (CAMM-ER) United Kingdom & Poland (CAMM-MR)^[source]

In service

1967–present^[source]

Royal Navy – 2018 Royal New Zealand Navy – 2020 British Army – 2021 Chilean Navy – 2022 Brazilian Navy – 2025^[source]

Used by

See list of 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]

Red Sea crisis^[source]

Designer

NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )^[source]

MBDA UK MBDA (CAMM-ER)^[source]

Designed

1958–1967^[source]

2004^[source]

Manufacturer

Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)^[source]

MBDA^[source]

Produced

1968–1985^[source]

—

No. built

500 launchers, 10,000 missiles^[source]

—

Variants

2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4^[source]

—

Main armament

3 3M9M4(or variants) guided missiles^[source]

—

Engine

Integral rocket motor/ ramjet booster and sustainer motor^[source]

Solid-fuel rocket motor^[source]

Guidance system

Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)^[source]

Inertial guidance system with mid-course update and active radar terminal homing^[source]

Warhead

Frag-HE^[source]

High-explosive blast fragmentation warhead with laser proximity and impact fuze^[source]

Detonation mechanism

Contact and proximity^[source]

—

Propellant

integral rocket motor/ramjet booster and sustainer motor^[source]

—

Flight altitude

Max. 14,000 metres (46,000 ft) Min. 100 metres (330 ft)^[source]

CAMM & CAMM-ER: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)^[source]

Launch platform

2P25 TEL^[source]

—

Steering system

—

Four folding cruciform wings^[source]

References

—

Janes^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Armenia
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Bulgaria
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Cuba
Reported operator · Czech Republic
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Germany
Reported operator · Hungary
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Kazakhstan
Reported operator · Myanmar
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Romania
Reported operator · Serbia
Reported operator · Slovakia
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Turkmenistan
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Vietnam

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