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2K12 Kublarger figure on 0 of 2
NOMADS ground-based air defence systemlarger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source5,800 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | NOMADS ground-based air defence system |
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| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Mobile ground base air defence system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Norway[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] | Planned to enter service in 2026[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators |
6,928 mm (22.730 ft)[source]
MTU 6V199 TE21 (multi-fuel) 2,400 N⋅m (1,800 ft⋅lb)
Single sourceMTU 6V199 TE21 (multi-fuel) 460 kW (630 PS) 2,400 N⋅m (1,800 ft⋅lb)[source]
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.
See #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] | — |
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| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace[source] |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | Since 2019[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | System: Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Vehicle: Flensburger Fahrzeugbau[source] |
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| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | Since 2024[source] |
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| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | — |
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| Variants | 2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 3 3M9M4(or variants) guided missiles[source] | 4 × IRIS-T SLS , or 4 × AIM-9x Block 2[source] |
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| Engine | Integral rocket motor/ ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)[source] | Weibel XENTA-M5 radar[source] |
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| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact and proximity[source] | — |
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| Propellant | integral rocket motor/ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | Max. 14,000 metres (46,000 ft) Min. 100 metres (330 ft)[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | 2P25 TEL[source] | — |
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| Developed from | — | Kongsberg NASAMS[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | Kongsberg Protector RS4 RWS with a M2 Browning HMG[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 17.7 kW/t (24.1 PS/t)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | ZF Friedrichshafen LSG 1000 HD automatic transmission (6 speed forward, 2 backwards)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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