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9M133 Kornetlarger figure on 3 of 3
NLAWlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
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]
missile body
Single sourcewarhead
Single source115 mm (4.5 in) missile body 150 mm (5.9 in) warhead[source]
maximum
Single sourcesoft-launch
Single source40 m/s (130 ft/s) soft-launch 200 m/s (660 ft/s) maximum[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | 9M133 Kornet | NLAW |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Anti-tank missile[source] | Anti-tank missile Surface-to-surface missile Surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | Sweden United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 2009–present[source] |
| Used by | 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] | Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] | Saab Bofors Dynamics[source] |
| Designed | 1988–1998[source] | 1999–2008[source] |
| Manufacturer | Degtyarev plant[source] | Saab Bofors Dynamics Thales Air Defence and more (see § Production )[source] |
| Unit cost | $26,000 per missile (2019, export cost)[source] | US$30,000–40,000 (domestic cost, FY 2008)[source] |
| Produced | 1994–present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| No. built | 35,000 (2009)[source] | 24,200+[source] |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
| Warhead | 1,000+ (9K135), 1,200+ (E), 1,300+ (D) mm RHA penetration after ERA with Tandem HEAT , Thermobaric[source] | HEAT[source] |
| Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze[source] | Proximity fuze (Overfly Top Attack) Contact fuze (Direct Attack)[source] |
| Propellant | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | — |
| Guidance system | SACLOS laser beam riding[source] | PLOS (Predicted Line Of Sight)[source] |
| Steering system | Two control surfaces[source] | — |
| Accuracy | <5 m[source] | — |
| Launch platform | Individual, vehicles, Kornet-T , Kornet-D , Bumerang-BM , Kornet-D1 , Pokpung-Ho IV[source] | Man-portable launcher[source] |
| Sights | — | 2.5x telescopic sight with night vision[source] |
| Blast yield | — | >500 mm (20 in) armour penetration[source] |
| Reported operators |
| — |