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Measured figures
Length
Single source1,100 mm (3 ft 7 in)[source]
Spike ER
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9K111 Fagot | Spike (missile) |
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| Type | Anti-tank weapon[source] | Anti-tank guided missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1970–present[source] | 1981–present (Spike NLOS) 1997–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators (41 countries ordered it ) |
Spike MR/LR
Single sourceSpike MR/LR : 1,200 mm (3 ft 11 in) Spike ER : 1,670 mm (5 ft 6 in)[source]
9P135 launching post
Single sourcemissile weight
Single source12.5 kg (28 lb) (missile weight) 22.5 kg (50 lb) (9P135 launching post)[source]
Battery
Single sourceCommand & Launch Unit
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range
Single source70–2,500 m (230–8,200 ft)[source]
Effective; Air
Single sourceEffective; Spike ER
Single sourceEffective; Spike ER 2
Single sourceEffective; Spike ER 2 Spike NLOS : Land
Single sourceEffective; Spike LR
Single sourceEffective; Spike LR 2
Single sourceEffective; Spike MR
Single sourceEffective; Spike SR
Single sourceSpike SR : 50–1,500 m (55–1,640 yd) Spike MR : 200–2,500 m (220–2,730 yd) Spike LR : 200–4,000 m (220–4,370 yd) Spike LR 2 : 200–5,500 m (220–6,010 yd) Spike ER : 400–8,000 m (440–8,750 yd) Spike ER 2 : 400–10,000 m (440–10,940 yd) Spike NLOS : Land: 600–32,000 m (660–35,000 yd) Air: 600–50,000 m (660–54,680 yd)[source]
at launch
Single sourcein flight speed
Single source80 m/s (180 mph; 290 km/h) at launch 186 m/s (420 mph; 670 km/h) in flight speed[source]
Warhead weight
Single source1.7 kg (3.7 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Western Sahara War Second Chechen War Kargil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Georgian War Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi-led intervention in Yemen Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russo-Ukrainian war Gaza war[source] | 1982 Lebanon War Second Intifada Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Afghanistan War 2008 Gaza War 2014 Gaza War 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Second Nagorno-Karabakh War 2023 Gaza War Twelve-Day War 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designer | Tula Machinery Design Bureau (Tula KBP)[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
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| Designed | 1962[source] | Late 1970s (Spike NLOS)[source] |
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| Produced | 1970[source] | Spike NLOS : Since early 1980s Spike MR/LR/ER : Since 1997 Spike SR : Since 2012[source] |
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| Variants | See Models[source] | See variants[source] |
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| Action | 400 mm versus RHA or 200 mm toward armour inclined at 60°[source] | — |
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| Rate of fire | 3 rds / min[source] | Ready to launch: 30 s Time to reload: 15 s[source] |
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| Warhead | High-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead[source] | HEAT Tandem-charge[source] |
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| Guidance system | SACLOS wire-guided missile[source] | Target Acquisition : Infrared seeker CCD Missile Guidance: IIR homing CCD CCD + IIR[source] |
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| Manufacturer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems & EUROSPIKE GmbH Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Diehl Defence Rheinmetall Defence Electronics ST Engineering (Singapore)[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $249,966 (US Army Spike NLOS, 2022), $140,000 (German Spike LR, 2017)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 40,000 (2023) (7,000 fired)[source] |
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| Sights | — | 10× Optical sight[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Piezoelectric trigger[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-propellant rocket[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Launcher
Single sourceLauncher + 4 Missiles · source measurement 4
Single sourceLauncher + 4 Missiles · source measurement 9
Single sourceLauncher + 4 Missiles Spike MR/LR from Tripod : Missile Round
Single sourceSpike ER from Helicopter : Missile Round
Single sourceThermal Sight Spike SR : Missile Round
Single sourceTripod
Single sourceSpike ER from Helicopter : Missile Round: 34 kg (75 lb) Launcher: 55 kg (121 lb) Launcher + 4 Missiles: 187 kg (412 lb) Spike MR/LR from Tripod : Missile Round: 14 kg (31 lb) Command & Launch Unit: 5 kg (11 lb) Tripod: 2.8 kg (6.2 lb) Battery: 1 kg (2.2 lb) Thermal Sight: 4 kg (8.8 lb) Spike SR : Missile Round: 9.6 kg (21 lb)[source]