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2K12 Kublarger figure on 2 of 2
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| Specification | 2K12 Kub | Pantsir missile system |
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| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union / Russia[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] | 2012–present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] |
Pantsir missile systemlarger figure on 0 of 2
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3,160 mm (10.37 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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] | Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Wagner Group rebellion Second Libyan Civil War[source] |
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| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | 1990[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant[source] |
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| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | 200+[source] |
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| Variants | 2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4[source] | Pantsir-S (prototype), Pantsir-S1, Pantsir-S1-O (or Pantsir-S1E), Pantsir-S2[source] |
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| Main armament | 3 3M9M4(or variants) guided missiles[source] | 95Ya6 series (basic domestic missile), 95YA6-2/M domestic series missile-targets, 23Ya6 missile (Domestic) 57E6 (Export), 57E6-E (Export Enhanced)[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] | radio/optical command guidance[source] |
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| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | multiple continuous rod[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact and proximity[source] | Contact and adaptive radar proximity[source] |
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| Propellant | integral rocket motor/ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Flight altitude | Max. 14,000 metres (46,000 ft) Min. 100 metres (330 ft)[source] | 15 km (49,000 ft)[source] |
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| Launch platform | 2P25 TEL[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | US$13.15 –14.67 million (export)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | Two 2A38M 30 mm (1.2 in) autocannon guns[source] |
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| Boost time | — | 1.5 seconds[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | Pantsir[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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