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9M133 Kornetlarger figure on 1 of 3
HJ-8larger figure on 2 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source1200 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9M133 Kornet | HJ-8 |
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| Type | Anti-tank missile[source] | Anti-tank missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 1985–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
1,566 mm[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source220 m/s[source]
HEAT
Single source4.6 kg (10 lb) HEAT[source]
Bars 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] | Yugoslav Wars Sri Lankan Civil War Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-17) India–Pakistan border skirmishes War in Sudan (2023–present) Gaza war[source] |
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| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] | Research Institute 203[source] |
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| Designed | 1988–1998[source] | 1970–1984[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Degtyarev plant[source] | NORINCO (Factory 282, Factory 5618) GIDS (Pakistan)[source] |
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| Unit cost | $26,000 per missile (2019, export cost)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1994–present[source] | 1984–present[source] |
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| No. built | 35,000 (2009)[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] | HEAT[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] | SACLOS wire guidance[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] | Tripod, vehicle, aircraft[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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