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Measured figures
combat ready (Malyutka-2)
Single sourceLength
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9M14 Malyutka | Spike (missile) |
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| Type | Anti-tank missile[source] | Anti-tank guided missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1963–present[source] | 1981–present (Spike NLOS) 1997–present[source] |
| Used by | Soviet Union and others[source] | See Operators (41 countries ordered it ) |
860 mm 1,005 mm combat ready (Malyutka-2)[source]
Spike ER
Single sourceSpike MR/LR
Single sourceSpike MR/LR : 1,200 mm (3 ft 11 in) Spike ER : 1,670 mm (5 ft 6 in)[source]
wingspan
Single source393 mm (wingspan)[source]
9M14M
Single source9M14P1
Single sourceLauncher and guidance
Single source(Malyutka-2) ~
Single sourceMalyutka-2F
Single source10.9 kg (9M14M) 11.4 kg (9M14P1) 12.5 kg (Malyutka-2) ~12 kg (Malyutka-2F) 30.5 kg (Launcher and guidance)[source]
Battery
Single sourceCommand & Launch Unit
Single sourceMaximum; 9M14M, 9M14P1
Single sourceMaximum; Malyutka-2, Malyutka-2F
Single source115 m/s (410 km/h) (9M14M, 9M14P1) 130 m/s (470 km/h) (Malyutka-2, Malyutka-2F)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source500–3,000 m[source]
Effective; Air
Single sourceEffective; Spike ER
Single sourceEffective; Spike ER 2
Single sourceEffective; Spike ER 2 Spike NLOS : Land
Single sourceEffective; Spike LR
Single sourceEffective; Spike LR 2
Single sourceEffective; Spike MR
Single sourceEffective; Spike SR
Single sourceSpike SR : 50–1,500 m (55–1,640 yd) Spike MR : 200–2,500 m (220–2,730 yd) Spike LR : 200–4,000 m (220–4,370 yd) Spike LR 2 : 200–5,500 m (220–6,010 yd) Spike ER : 400–8,000 m (440–8,750 yd) Spike ER 2 : 400–10,000 m (440–10,940 yd) Spike NLOS : Land: 600–32,000 m (660–35,000 yd) Air: 600–50,000 m (660–54,680 yd)[source]
9M14M, 9M14P1
Single sourceMalyutka-2, Malyutka-2F
Single source2.6 kg (9M14M, 9M14P1) 3.5 kg (Malyutka-2, Malyutka-2F)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Yom Kippur War Western Sahara War Ethiopian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Croatian War of Independence Kosovo War 2006 Lebanon War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi–Yemeni border conflict (2015–present) Tigray War Gaza war[source] | 1982 Lebanon War Second Intifada Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War Afghanistan War 2008 Gaza War 2014 Gaza War 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Second Nagorno-Karabakh War 2023 Gaza War Twelve-Day War 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designer | Design Bureau of Machine-Building (KBM, Kolomna )[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
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| Designed | 1961–1962[source] | Late 1970s (Spike NLOS)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Soviet Union , Russia as successor state and other countries under license and domestic versions[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems & EUROSPIKE GmbH Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Diehl Defence Rheinmetall Defence Electronics ST Engineering (Singapore)[source] |
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| Unit cost | $10,500 per missile (AT-3D, export cost 2019)[source] | $249,966 (US Army Spike NLOS, 2022), $140,000 (German Spike LR, 2017)[source] |
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| Produced | 1963[source] | Spike NLOS : Since early 1980s Spike MR/LR/ER : Since 1997 Spike SR : Since 2012[source] |
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| Variants | 9M14M, 9M14P1, Malyutka-2, Malyutka-2F[source] | See variants[source] |
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| Guidance system | MCLOS , SACLOS (Later variants)[source] | Target Acquisition : Infrared seeker CCD Missile Guidance: IIR homing CCD CCD + IIR[source] |
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| No. built | — | 40,000 (2023) (7,000 fired)[source] |
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| Rate of fire | — | Ready to launch: 30 s Time to reload: 15 s[source] |
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| Sights | — | 10× Optical sight[source] |
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| Warhead | — | HEAT Tandem-charge[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Piezoelectric trigger[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-propellant rocket[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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Launcher
Single sourceLauncher + 4 Missiles · source measurement 4
Single sourceLauncher + 4 Missiles · source measurement 9
Single sourceLauncher + 4 Missiles Spike MR/LR from Tripod : Missile Round
Single sourceSpike ER from Helicopter : Missile Round
Single sourceThermal Sight Spike SR : Missile Round
Single sourceTripod
Single sourceSpike ER from Helicopter : Missile Round: 34 kg (75 lb) Launcher: 55 kg (121 lb) Launcher + 4 Missiles: 187 kg (412 lb) Spike MR/LR from Tripod : Missile Round: 14 kg (31 lb) Command & Launch Unit: 5 kg (11 lb) Tripod: 2.8 kg (6.2 lb) Battery: 1 kg (2.2 lb) Thermal Sight: 4 kg (8.8 lb) Spike SR : Missile Round: 9.6 kg (21 lb)[source]