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9M133 Kornetlarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source1200 mm[source]
missile
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9M133 Kornet | FGM-148 Javelin |
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| Crew | — | 1 or 2[source] |
| Type | Anti-tank missile[source] | Anti-tank missile Surface-to-surface missile Surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 1996–present[source] |
| Used by |
FGM-148 Javelinlarger figure on 0 of 1
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1.1 m (43 in) (missile)[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]
detachable CLU
Single sourceJavelin · missile and command launch unit together · Mass
Single sourceOperational; 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]
Effective; From vehicle
Single sourceEffective; Lightweight CLU
Single sourceBarrel length
Single source1.2 m (47 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Operators[source]
See Operators[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] | War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War Second Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] | Texas Instruments & Martin Marietta , now Raytheon Technologies & Lockheed Martin[source] |
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| Designed | 1988–1998[source] | June 1989[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Degtyarev plant[source] | Raytheon & Lockheed Martin[source] |
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| Unit cost | $26,000 per missile (2019, export cost)[source] | US$216,717 (G-model missile only, FY2021) US$240,000 (missile only, export cost, FY2019) US$249,700 (Lightweight CLU only, FY2021)[source] |
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| Produced | 1994–present[source] | 1996–present[source] |
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| No. built | 35,000 (2009)[source] | 50,000 missiles (12,000 CLUs)[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | 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] | Tandem-charge HEAT[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze[source] | Contact fuze[source] |
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| Propellant | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | Solid-fuel[source] |
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| Guidance system | SACLOS laser beam riding[source] | Infrared homing[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] | Man-portable launcher[source] |
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| Sights | — | Optical sight & thermal imaging[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | Penetration: Stated as being in excess of 30 in (760 mm) RHA[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 150 m (490 ft) (top attack mode) 60 m (200 ft) (direct attack mode)[source] |
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| Launch platforms | — | shoulder-fired[source]Javelin |
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missile in launch tube
Single sourceready to fire
Single source22.3 kg (49 lb), ready to fire 6.4 kg (14 lb), detachable CLU 15.9 kg (35 lb), missile in launch tube[source]
49.5 pounds[source]Javelin · missile and command launch unit together
Effective; Original CLU
Single sourceOriginal CLU: 2,500 m (1.6 mi) Lightweight CLU: 4,000 m (2.5 mi) From vehicle: 4,750 m (2.95 mi)[source]