9M133 Kornet vs PARS 3 LR: Specs Compared

AAnti-tank weapons

PARS 3 LR

Air-to-surface missile Air-to-air missile Surface-to-surface missile Anti-tank guided missile

Credit

KrisfromGermany · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

9M133 KornetLength

1.2 m

Length source ↗

PARS 3 LRLength

1.6 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

9M133 Kornetlarger figure on 0 of 3

None

PARS 3 LRlarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+33%
Diameter+5%
Mass+81%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 57 rows sourced on both sides

1.2m

1.6m

Length+33%

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 m

Length

Single source

1200 mm^[source]

1.6 m

Length

Single source

1,600 millimetres (63 in)^[source]

460mm

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Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

0.46 m

Wingspan

Single source

460 mm^[source]

152mm

159mm

Diameter+5%

All recorded figures & sources

0.152 m

Diameter

Single source

152 mm^[source]

0.159 m

Diameter

Single source

159 millimetres (6.3 in)^[source]

27kg

49kg

Mass+81%

All recorded figures & sources

27 kg

Mass

Single source

63.7 kg

weight with tripod/firing unit

Single source

29 kg

with launch tube) /

Single source

27 kg (29 kg with launch tube) / 63.7 kg (weight with tripod/firing unit)^[source]

49 kg

Mass

Single source

49 kilograms (108 lb)^[source]

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1,044km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

1,044 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

1,044 kilometres per hour (290 m/s)^[source]

10kmOperational; high explosive

≤ 8kmOperational; up to [3]

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

8 km

Operational; anti-tank

Single source

10 km

Operational; high explosive

Single source

0.1–5.5 km

Operational; Kornet Kornet-EM

Single source

Kornet 100–5,500 m Kornet-EM 8,000 m (anti-tank), 10,000 m (high explosive)^[source]

≤ 8 km

Operational; up to [3]

Single source

up to 8 kilometres (5.0 mi)[3]^[source]

4.6kgHEAT

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Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

4.6 kg

HEAT

Single source

4.6 kg (10 lb) HEAT^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

9M133 Kornet and PARS 3 LR configuration
Specification	9M133 Kornet	PARS 3 LR
Type	Anti-tank missile^[source]	Air-to-surface missile Air-to-air missile Surface-to-surface missile Anti-tank guided missile^[source]
Place of origin	Russia^[source]	Germany^[source]
In service	1998–present^[source]	—
Used by	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]	—
Designer	KBP Instrument Design Bureau^[source]	—
Designed	1988–1998^[source]	1988–2011^[source]
Manufacturer	Degtyarev plant^[source]	Parsys GmbH, MBDA Deutschland GmbH , Diehl BGT Defence ,^[source]
Unit cost	$26,000 per missile (2019, export cost)^[source]	€600,000^[source]
Produced	1994–present^[source]	2012–present^[source]
No. built	35,000 (2009)^[source]	—
Variants	See Variants^[source]	see text^[source]
Warhead	1,000+ (9K135), 1,200+ (E), 1,300+ (D) mm RHA penetration after ERA with Tandem HEAT , Thermobaric^[source]	9 kg (19.84 lb) tandem HEAT 1,000+ mm RHA penetration after ERA from TDW^[source]
Detonation mechanism	Impact fuze^[source]	impact^[source]
Propellant	Solid-fuel rocket^[source]	—
Guidance system	SACLOS laser beam riding^[source]	Target acquisition: passive IR and television CCD sensors in a mast mounted on launching helicopter Missile guidance: passive IR CCD sensors in the missile^[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]	Helicopter^[source]
Engine	—	solid fuel rocket^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Bahrain Reported operator · Ethiopia Reported operator · Eritrea Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · India Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Ivory Coast Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Libya Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Namibia Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Qatar Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Serbia Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · United Arab Emirates Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Uganda	—

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9M133 Kornet

PARS 3 LR

Type

Anti-tank missile^[source]

Air-to-surface missile Air-to-air missile Surface-to-surface missile Anti-tank guided missile^[source]

Place of origin

Russia^[source]

Germany^[source]

In service

1998–present^[source]

—

Used by

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]

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Designer

KBP Instrument Design Bureau^[source]

—

Designed

1988–1998^[source]

1988–2011^[source]

Manufacturer

Degtyarev plant^[source]

Parsys GmbH, MBDA Deutschland GmbH , Diehl BGT Defence ,^[source]

Unit cost

$26,000 per missile (2019, export cost)^[source]

€600,000^[source]

Produced

1994–present^[source]

2012–present^[source]

No. built

35,000 (2009)^[source]

—

Variants

See Variants^[source]

see text^[source]

Warhead

1,000+ (9K135), 1,200+ (E), 1,300+ (D) mm RHA penetration after ERA with Tandem HEAT , Thermobaric^[source]

9 kg (19.84 lb) tandem HEAT 1,000+ mm RHA penetration after ERA from TDW^[source]

Detonation mechanism

Impact fuze^[source]

impact^[source]

Propellant

Solid-fuel rocket^[source]

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Guidance system

SACLOS laser beam riding^[source]

Target acquisition: passive IR and television CCD sensors in a mast mounted on launching helicopter Missile guidance: passive IR CCD sensors in the missile^[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]

Helicopter^[source]

Engine

—

solid fuel rocket^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Armenia
Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Bahrain
Reported operator · Ethiopia
Reported operator · Eritrea
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Ivory Coast
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Libya
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Namibia
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Qatar
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · Serbia
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Uganda

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