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Measured figures
Length
Single source5,550 millimetres (18 ft 3 in)[source]
Diameter
Single sourcewingspan
Single source400 mm ( 15 + 3 ⁄ 4 in); wingspan 860 mm (2 ft 10 in)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source70 kg (150 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | 2S40 Floks | Buk missile system |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | — | Mach 3[source] |
| In service | 2023–present[source] | 1980–present[source] |
| Used by | Russian Ground Forces[source] | 9K37 Buk § Operators[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Russo-Georgian War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War 2026 United States intervention in Venezuela[source] |
| National origin | Russia[source] | — |
| Manufacturer | Rostec[source]2S40 Floks · Rostec explicitly named as manufacturer in the retained exact-subject article; no underlying factory or component maker inferred | — |
| Type | — | Medium range SAM system[source] |
| Place of origin | — | Soviet Union; later Russia[source] |
| Designer | — | Almaz-Antey : Tikhomirov NIIP (lead designer) Lyulev Novator (SA missile designer) MNIIRE Altair (naval version designer) NIIIP (surveillance radar designer) DNPP (missiles) UMZ (TELARs) MZiK (TELs) Kalashnikov : MMZ ( GM chassis )[source] |
| Designed | — | 1972[source] |
| Variants | — | Land: 9K37 "Buk" 9K37M 9K37M1 "Buk-M1" 9K37M1-2 "Buk-M1-2" 9K37M1-2A 9K317 "Buk-M2" 9K317M "Buk-M3" Naval: 3S90 (M-22) 3S90M 3S90E.1[source] |
| Warhead | — | Frag-HE[source] |
| Detonation mechanism | — | Radar proximity fuse[source] |
| Propellant | — | Solid propellant rocket[source] |
| Flight altitude | — | 14,000 metres (46,000 ft)[source] |
| Guidance system | — | Semi-active radar homing[source] |
| Launch platform | — | § System composition[source] |
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