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Measured figures
Warhead weight
Single source59 kg[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | SPYDER |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Mach 2.8[source] | Mach 4[source] |
| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Short and medium range air defence system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] | 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] | Russo-Georgian War 2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes[source] |
| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | 2005–present[source] |
| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | — |
| Variants | 2K12 Kub, 2K12E Kvadrat (export version), 2K12M3, 2K12M4[source] | SPYDER-SR SPYDER-MR, SPYDER LR (counter TBM)[source] |
| Main armament | 3 3M9M4(or variants) guided missiles[source] | ×4 Python-5 or Derby missiles in any combination per MFU[source] |
| Engine | Integral rocket motor/ ramjet booster and sustainer motor[source] | — |
| Guidance system | Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)[source] | Infrared homing and electro-optical imaging (Python-5) Active radar homing (Derby)[source] |
| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | 11 kg (24 lb) (Python-5) 23 kg (51 lb) (Derby)[source] |
| Detonation mechanism | Contact and proximity[source] | Active laser and electromagnetic proximity fuse with back-up impact fuse[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] | Python-5: 9,000 m (30,000 ft) Derby: 16,000 m (52,000 ft)[source] |
| Launch platform | 2P25 TEL[source] | Tatra 817 truck Mercedes-Benz Actros truck RMMV HX truck MAN TGS truck Scania P-series truck Dongfeng truck TELAR[source] |
| Reported operators |
| — |