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9M133 Kornetlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1200 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9M133 Kornet | MILAN |
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| Type | Anti-tank missile[source] | Anti-tank missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | France, West Germany[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 1972–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See operators[source] |
MILANlarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source200 m/s (660 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]
Operational; MILAN ER
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceHEAT
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] | South African Border War Chadian-Libyan conflict Toyota War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War 2003 invasion of Iraq Iraq War Opération Licorne Libyan Civil War Northern Mali Conflict Operation Sangaris War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1988–1998[source] | 1970s[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Degtyarev plant[source] | MBDA Also produced under license by: Bharat Dynamics (India) BAe Dynamics (United Kingdom)[source] |
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| Unit cost | $26,000 per missile (2019, export cost)[source] | £7,500 (1984)[source] |
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| Produced | 1994–present[source] | 1971[source] |
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| No. built | 35,000 (2009)[source] | 350,000 missiles, 10,000 launchers[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] | Single or tandem HEAT[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze[source] | contact[source] |
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| Propellant | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | SACLOS laser beam riding[source] | SACLOS wire[source] |
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| Steering system | Two control surfaces[source] | Jet deflector[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] | Individual, vehicle[source] |
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| Engine | — | solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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200–2,000 m (660–6,560 ft); 3,000 m (MILAN ER)[source]