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2K12 Kublarger figure on 0 of 3
Terminal High Altitude Area Defenselarger figure on 3 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source5,800 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 2K12 Kub | Terminal High Altitude Area Defense |
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| Type | Tracked medium-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Mobile anti-ballistic missile system[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] |
20 ft 3 in (6.17 m)[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 Army[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] | 2022 Abu Dhabi attack Twelve-Day War 2026 Iran war[source] |
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| Designer | NIIP / Vympel MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] | Lockheed[source] |
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| Designed | 1958–1967[source] | 1992–1999[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant (SURNs) ZiK (TELs)[source] | Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control[source] |
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| Produced | 1968–1985[source] | 2008–present[source] |
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| No. built | 500 launchers, 10,000 missiles[source] | At least 12 batteries (8 U.S. Army, 4 foreign operated); at least 632 interceptors as of June 2025[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] | Single-stage rocket by Aerojet Rocketdyne[source] |
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| Guidance system | Command guidance with terminal semi-active radar homing (SARH)[source] | Indium-antimonide imaging infra-red seeker head[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] | Pratt & Whitney solid-fueled rocket[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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| Unit cost | — | US$1.00 billion per battery US$12.6 million per missile (FY2017)[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 93 mi (150 km)[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | Hit-to-kill[source] |
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| Transport | — | Transporter erector launcher[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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