9K720 Iskander vs Hwasong-11A: Specs Compared

9K720 Iskander — licensed reference photograph

ABallistic missiles

9K720 Iskander

Short-range ballistic missile

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AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of Hwasong-11A

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Hwasong-11A

Short-range ballistic missile

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

9K720 IskanderLength

7.3 m

Length source ↗

Hwasong-11ALength

8.77 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

9K720 Iskanderlarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Hwasong-11Alarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+20%
Diameter+20%
Mass+60%

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

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

7.3m

8.77m

Length+20%

All recorded figures & sources

7.3 m

Length

Single source

7.3 m (24 ft)^[source]

8.77 m

Length

Single source

8.77 m (28.8 ft)^[source]

920mm

1.1m

Diameter+20%

All recorded figures & sources

0.92 m

Diameter

Single source

0.92 m (3 ft 0 in)^[source]

1.1 m

Diameter

Single source

1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)^[source]

3.8t

3,415–8,729kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

3,800 kg

Mass

Single source

3,800 kg (8,400 lb)^[source]

3,415–8,729 kg

Mass

Single source

3,415–8,729 kg (7,529–19,244 lb)^[source]

7,560km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

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Speed

All recorded figures & sources

7,560 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

2100 m/s^[source]

400–500kmOperational; for Iskander-M

190–900kmOperational; Operational range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

400–500 km

Operational; for Iskander-M

Single source

400–500 km (250–310 mi) for Iskander-M^[source]

190–900 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

190–900 km (120–560 mi)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

9K720 Iskander and Hwasong-11A configuration
Specification	9K720 Iskander	Hwasong-11A
Type	Short-range ballistic missile^[source]	Short-range ballistic missile^[source]
Place of origin	Russia^[source]	North Korea^[source]
In service	2006–present^[source]	2019–present^[source]
Used by	Russian Ground Forces Armenian Armed Forces Algerian People's National Army Armed Forces of Belarus^[source]	North Korea ( Korean People's Army Strategic Force ) Russia^[source]
Wars	Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]	Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]
Designed	From 1988^[source]	2018^[source]
Manufacturer	Missiles: Votkinsk Plant State Production Association ( Votkinsk ) Ground equipment: Production Association Barricades ( Volgograd ) System developer: KBM ( Kolomna )^[source]	February 11 Plant^[source]
Unit cost	US$3 million (missile)^[source]	—
Warhead	480–700 kg (1,060–1,540 lb) thermonuclear weapon , high-explosive fragmentation, submunition , penetration, fuel–air explosive , EMP^[source]	500–1,500 kg (1,100–3,300 lb), nuclear and conventional^[source]
Engine	Single-stage solid propellant^[source]	Solid-fueled engine^[source]
Guidance system	Iskander-M : INS + GLONASS + DSMAC Iskander-K : INS + GLONASS + TERCOM^[source]	Inertial navigation system (INS), possible satellite navigation^[source]
Launch platform	Mobile transporter erector launcher^[source]	8×8 wheeled TEL Tracked launcher Railway car Silo^[source]
9P78	P78 launcher: 2^[source]	—
9T250	250 transloader: 2^[source]	—
Developed into	—	See § Variants^[source]
Propellant	—	Solid composite^[source]
Flight altitude	—	50–60 km (31–37 mi)^[source]
Accuracy	—	35–200 m (115–656 ft)^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Belarus Reported operator · Russia	—

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9K720 Iskander

Hwasong-11A

Type

Short-range ballistic missile^[source]

Place of origin

Russia^[source]

North Korea^[source]

In service

2006–present^[source]

2019–present^[source]

Used by

Russian Ground Forces Armenian Armed Forces Algerian People's National Army Armed Forces of Belarus^[source]

North Korea ( Korean People's Army Strategic Force ) Russia^[source]

Wars

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

Russo-Ukrainian war^[source]

Designed

From 1988^[source]

2018^[source]

Manufacturer

Missiles: Votkinsk Plant State Production Association ( Votkinsk ) Ground equipment: Production Association Barricades ( Volgograd ) System developer: KBM ( Kolomna )^[source]

February 11 Plant^[source]

Unit cost

US$3 million (missile)^[source]

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Warhead

480–700 kg (1,060–1,540 lb) thermonuclear weapon , high-explosive fragmentation, submunition , penetration, fuel–air explosive , EMP^[source]

500–1,500 kg (1,100–3,300 lb), nuclear and conventional^[source]

Engine

Single-stage solid propellant^[source]

Solid-fueled engine^[source]

Guidance system

Iskander-M : INS + GLONASS + DSMAC Iskander-K : INS + GLONASS + TERCOM^[source]

Inertial navigation system (INS), possible satellite navigation^[source]

Launch platform

Mobile transporter erector launcher^[source]

8×8 wheeled TEL Tracked launcher Railway car Silo^[source]

9P78

P78 launcher: 2^[source]

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9T250

250 transloader: 2^[source]

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Developed into

—

See § Variants^[source]

Propellant

—

Solid composite^[source]

Flight altitude

—

50–60 km (31–37 mi)^[source]

Accuracy

—

35–200 m (115–656 ft)^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Armenia
Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Belarus
Reported operator · Russia

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