9K720 Iskander vs DF-31: Specs Compared

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ABallistic missiles

Short-range ballistic missile

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BBallistic missiles

Intercontinental ballistic missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

9K720 IskanderLength

7.3 m

DF-31Length

21.6 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

9K720 Iskanderlarger figure on 0 of 3

DF-31larger figure on 3 of 3

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

15 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

7.3m

21.6m

Length+196%

All recorded figures & sources

7.3 m

Length

Single source

7.3 m (24 ft)^[source]

21.6 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

9K720 Iskander and DF-31 configuration
Specification	9K720 Iskander	DF-31
Type	Short-range ballistic missile^[source]	Intercontinental ballistic missile^[source]
Place of origin	Russia^[source]	People's Republic of China^[source]
In service	2006–present^[source]	2006 (DF-31), 2007 (DF-31A), 2017 (DF-31B)^[source]
Used by	Russian Ground Forces Armenian Armed Forces Algerian People's National Army Armed Forces of Belarus^[source]	People's Liberation Army Rocket Force

Wars	Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]	—

Designed	From 1988^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Missiles: Votkinsk Plant State Production Association ( Votkinsk ) Ground equipment: Production Association Barricades ( Volgograd ) System developer: KBM ( Kolomna )^[source]	Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)^[source]