9M133 Kornet vs 9M14 Malyutka: Specs Compared

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AAnti-tank weapons

9M133 Kornet

Anti-tank missile

BAnti-tank weapons

9M14 Malyutka

Anti-tank missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

9M133 KornetLength

1.2 m

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9M14 MalyutkaLength

0.86 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

9M133 Kornetlarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+40%

Measured figures

Head to head

28 of 78 rows sourced on both sides

1.2m

860mm

Length+40%

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 m

Length

Single source

1200 mm^[source]

0.86 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

9M133 Kornet and 9M14 Malyutka configuration
Specification	9M133 Kornet	9M14 Malyutka
Type	Anti-tank missile^[source]	Anti-tank missile^[source]
Place of origin	Russia^[source]	Soviet Union^[source]
In service	1998–present^[source]	1963–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	Soviet Union and others^[source]

Wars	Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis Gaza war Libyan Crisis (2011–present) Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Sinai insurgency 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict^[source]	Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Yom Kippur War Western Sahara War Ethiopian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Croatian War of Independence Kosovo War 2006 Lebanon War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi–Yemeni border conflict (2015–present) Tigray War Gaza war^[source]

Designer	KBP Instrument Design Bureau^[source]	Design Bureau of Machine-Building (KBM, Kolomna )^[source]

Designed	1988–1998^[source]	1961–1962^[source]

Manufacturer	Degtyarev plant^[source]	Soviet Union , Russia as successor state and other countries under license and domestic versions^[source]

Unit cost	$26,000 per missile (2019, export cost)^[source]	$10,500 per missile (AT-3D, export cost 2019)^[source]

Produced	1994–present^[source]	1963^[source]

No. built	35,000 (2009)^[source]	—

Variants	See Variants^[source]	9M14M, 9M14P1, Malyutka-2, Malyutka-2F^[source]

Warhead	1,000+ (9K135), 1,200+ (E), 1,300+ (D) mm RHA penetration after ERA with Tandem HEAT , Thermobaric^[source]	—

Detonation mechanism	Impact fuze^[source]	—

Propellant	Solid-fuel rocket^[source]	—

Guidance system	SACLOS laser beam riding^[source]	MCLOS , SACLOS (Later variants)^[source]

Steering system	Two control surfaces^[source]	—

Accuracy	<5 m^[source]	—

Launch platform	Individual, vehicles, Kornet-T , Kornet-D , Bumerang-BM , Kornet-D1 , Pokpung-Ho IV^[source]	—

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