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9M133 Kornetlarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1200 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9M133 Kornet | Swingfire |
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| Type | Anti-tank missile[source] | Anti-tank missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See text[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 |
Swingfirelarger figure on 1 of 3
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1.07 m (3 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source185 m/s (610 ft/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.
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| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1988–1998[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Degtyarev plant[source] | Fairey Aviation Company, British Aircraft Corporation[source] |
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| Unit cost | $26,000 per missile (2019, export cost)[source] | £7,600 (1984)[source] |
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| Produced | 1994–present[source] | 1966-1993[source] |
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| No. built | 35,000 (2009)[source] | 46,650[source] |
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| Variants | 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] | 7 kg HEAT[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact fuze[source] | Impact[source] |
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| Propellant | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | SACLOS laser beam riding[source] | Wire, MCLOS/SACLOS[source] |
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| Steering system | Two control surfaces[source] | Thrust Vector Control[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] | Vehicle[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid rocket motor[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | n/a[source] |
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