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BAir defence
self-propelled, anti-cluster, anti- drone swarm , anti-ammunition, air-defence surface-to-air missile (SAM) system
Measured figures
Warhead weight
Single source59 kg[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | FK-3000 |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Mach 2.8[source] | — |
| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | self-propelled, anti-cluster, anti- drone swarm , anti-ammunition, air-defence surface-to-air missile (SAM) system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
| In service | 1967–present[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] | — |
| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)[source] |
| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[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] | — |
| Guidance system | Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)[source] | — |
| Warhead | Frag-HE[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] | — |
| Launch platform | 2P25 TEL[source] | — |
| Chassis | — | 6x6 SX2220 high-mobility truck platform[source] |
| Sensors and processing systems | — | an unmanned turret, an autocannon, a search radar, a tracking radar, a radio-jamming transmitter, and an optical fire-control system[source] |
| Armament | — | At the Zhuhai Airshow 2022, the system on display mounted six large missiles and 48 smaller missiles.[source]2022 displayed mixed-interceptor configuration In August 2025, a variant in People's Liberation Army service only mounted the smaller interceptor, for 96 missiles in total.[source]2025 PLA smaller-interceptor configuration only |
| Auxiliary launcher | — | Each FK-3000 auxiliary vehicle is fitted with an optical sight system and can also carry 24 micro missiles.[source]Optional auxiliary uncrewed vehicle, not master vehicle |
| Country of origin | — | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 7, row 14, cell 4; revision 1373722962; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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