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9M133 Kornetlarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source1200 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9M133 Kornet | M47 Dragon |
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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] | 1975–1990s (US Army) 1975–2001 (US Marine Corps) 1979–present (other countries)[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
M47 Dragonlarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,154 mm (45.4 in)[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]
w/ day sight
Single sourcew/ night sight
Single sourceMaximum; Dragon/Dragon II
Single sourceMaximum; Dragon III
Single sourceDragon/Dragon II: 85 to 110 m/s (280 to 360 ft/s) Dragon III: 185 to 220 m/s (610 to 720 ft/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]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Dragon III
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] | Iran–Iraq War 1982 Lebanon War Invasion of Grenada Western Sahara War Gulf War Yemeni Civil War Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir[source] |
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| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] | Raytheon[source] |
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| Designed | 1988–1998[source] | 3 March 1966[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Degtyarev plant[source] | McDonnell Douglas , Raytheon[source] |
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| Unit cost | $26,000 per missile (2019, export cost)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1994–present[source] | 1975[source] |
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| No. built | 35,000 (2009)[source] | 7,000 launchers, 33,000 missiles (U.S. Army) 17,000 missiles (U.S. Marine Corps) 250,000 missiles (total)[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | Dragon II, Dragon III, Saeghe 1, 2, 3 and 4[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] | Hollow charge[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[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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32.1 lb (14.57 kg) (w/ day sight) 46.9 lb (21.29 kg) (w/ night sight)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source