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BAir defence
Surface-to-air missile (primary role) Anti-ballistic missile (terminal phase) Anti-ship missile (secondary role)
At a glance
2K12 Kublarger figure on 1 of 3
RIM-174 Standard ERAMlarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source5,800 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | RIM-174 Standard ERAM |
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| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Surface-to-air missile (primary role) Anti-ballistic missile (terminal phase) Anti-ship missile (secondary role)[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] | 2013–present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators |
21.5 ft (6.6 m)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source24 kilometres (15 mi)[source]
Operational; against land targets
Single sourceOperational; around
Single sourceOperational; or upwards of
Single source130 nmi (150 mi; 240 km) or upwards of 250 nmi (290 mi; 460 km) around 500 km against land targets[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.
United States Navy Royal Australian Navy Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Republic of Korea Navy[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] | — |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | Raytheon[source] |
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| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | 2009–present[source] |
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| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | 500 (1,800 planned)[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] | — |
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| Engine | Integral rocket motor/ ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] | Two stage: solid rocket booster, solid rocket booster/sustainer[source] |
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| Guidance system | Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)[source] | Inertial guidance , terminal active and Semi-active radar homing[source] |
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| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | 140 lb (64 kg) blast fragmentation[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Contact and proximity[source] | Radar and contact fuze[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] | Mk 41 VLS (surface ship) Typhon missile system (ground launcher)[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$4.87M (US$8,766.6M for 1800) US$4,318,632 (FY2021) (average)[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | >110,000 ft (34,000 m)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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