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Measured figures
Length
Single source1200 mm[source]
with probe extended (some variants have no probe)
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9M133 Kornet | BGM-71 TOW |
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| Type | Anti-tank missile[source] | Anti-tank missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 1970–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
with probe folded
Single source1.16–1.17 m with probe folded 1.41–1.51 m with probe extended (some variants have no probe)[source]
Mass
Single sourceweight with tripod/firing unit
Single sourcewith launch tube) /
Single source27 kg (29 kg with launch tube) / 63.7 kg (weight with tripod/firing unit)[source]
TOW 2B Aero · encased · Mass
Single sourceTOW 2B Aero · missile, unencased · Mass
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single source278–320 m/s[source]
Operational; anti-tank
Single sourceOperational; high explosive
Single sourceOperational; Kornet Kornet-EM
Single sourceKornet 100–5,500 m Kornet-EM 8,000 m (anti-tank), 10,000 m (high explosive)[source]
Operational; Basic TOW most variants
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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 Western Sahara War Third Indochina War Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War War in Somalia Iraq War Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen 2016 India-Pakistan Border skirmishes Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] | Hughes Aircraft Company[source] |
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| Designed | 1988–1998[source] | 1963–1968[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Degtyarev plant[source] | RTX[source] |
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| Unit cost | $26,000 per missile (2019, export cost)[source] | $93,640 (2B Aero), $54,956 (Bunker Buster) FY2021 £8,500 (1984)[source] |
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| Produced | 1994–present[source] | — |
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| No. built | 35,000 (2009)[source] | > 700,000[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 1,000+ (9K135), 1,200+ (E), 1,300+ (D) mm RHA penetration after ERA with Tandem HEAT , Thermobaric[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze[source] | — |
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| Propellant | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | SACLOS laser beam riding[source] | Optically tracked, wire-guided ( wireless radio-guided in RF variants)[source] |
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| Steering system | Two control surfaces[source] | — |
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| Accuracy | <5 m[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Individual, vehicles, Kornet-T , Kornet-D , Bumerang-BM , Kornet-D1 , Pokpung-Ho IV[source] | — |
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| Launch platforms | — | High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)-mounted Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS), HMMWV-mounted M220A4 launcher (TOW 2), Stryker Anti-Tank Guided Missile Vehicles, and Bradley Fighting Vehicle Systems (A2/A2ODS/A2OIF/A3)[source]TOW family · named platforms Marine HMMWV-mounted M220A4 launcher (TOW 2), LAV-ATGM Vehicle, and AH1W Cobra attack helicopter[source]TOW family · Marine platforms |
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TOW Bunker Buster · missile · Mass
Single source49.8 pounds[source]TOW 2B Aero · missile, unencased
65 pounds[source]TOW 2B Aero · encased
45.2 pounds[source]TOW Bunker Buster · missile
TOW 2B Aero · maximum range · Maximum range
Single source